The theme concerns an emotionally uplifting topic.
Contextual clues give hints that you can piece together like a puzzle. They help reveal things or drop subtle hints to almost tease the reader. They can also help you understand something such as a phrase or new words.
(You use them a lot like context clues but these are broader and more vague.)
Ummmmm it is 17 because yeah yeah
So what it means by "two farther" is that he is between two adults that are treating him like his son, his teacher having strict teachings and have his father do the homework instead, the author made multiple meanings because he wants his readers interpretation guide the story instead of his words, the priest I'm guessing on but helps him with his problem with the teacher and his farther since he's getting abused in the story.