Here's my answer he used many different internal tragedies in all the passages because he wanted to tell you about his life and how hard it was while he was a slave. I hope this helps.
Hmm...an easier way to find a theme of the story would be either scheming through the story looking for clues or facts or read it.
I hope this answer helps.
Answer:
there was a farmer and hhis wife who used to live in a remote area and they were very poor and were not able to buy any good things for them but they both were very workerholic