Analyze the comparison of African versus European Christmas according to Trevor Noah

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage "six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death. and this new grief we bore with us to sea: our precious lives we had, but not our friends" - the odyssey

What is the central idea in this advice from branch rickey to jackie robinson?  

What is the theme of "the story of the fisherman”?