Which of the following is not true about theme?

a theme may be explicit or implicit.
there can be more than one theme in a narrative.
a theme is found in the beginning of the story.
a character does not always learn the life lesson.

it might be b but i might be wrong

the tale of “aunty misery” written by judith ortiz cofer , is a folk tale about an old woman who earns immortality by tricking death . the cost of immortality however, is that her life will stay the same. from this tale it becomes clear that death is a necessary evil and is inevitable in life.  

question: which theme is found in the tale of "aunty misery? ”

answer: a. death may not seem friendly, but he should be treated kindly.

i think the first one, it makes the most sense.

i think its descriptve symbols but im not sure