The theme highlighted in the mentioned excerpt would be perseverance.
The excerpt tells of Rainsford's courageous act of braving the sea to go to the direction of the shots despite of the harsh conditions at the sea. This is evidenced by the phrase "he fought the sea".
The term "doggedly" also describes a persistent pursuit which was what Rainsford showed. He showed perseverance in his actions.
I’d do it but not for 6 points sorry
It means they are doing road work on one side of the road. The arrow is to show you which direction. The mistake is that they are driving on the construction side.
