Answer: To be who you want and not what other people want you to be. 
Don't listen to the rude things people say just be you. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
This might be the case due to the lack of beauty they possess. Bayous and swamps typically are dirty, and are filled with insects. Many people would find that as a low standard of beauty.
        
             
        
        
        
Probably B might be the answer
        
             
        
        
        
I would say the theme is literary. The kid who doesn't study gets a bad grade while the one who did is the first one finished. But it isn't stated explicitly (as a direct or stated theme would be). I hope this helps.