Answer:
it represents in the first one
Social norms or social expectations
He trys to keep everything calm and collected between all the kids after one of them goes missing
Actually already this: living next to the sea already encourages this; as sea offers easy transportation and food source: one only needs to catch the fish, and does not need to tend to them throughout their life. And Greeks live on Islands and Peninsulas so they have a very easy access to the sea.