Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe. He had come out of the war with five inestimable blessingsâ€"his head, his wife Maria’s head and the heads of three out of their four children. As a bonus he also had his old bicycleâ€"a miracle too but naturally not to be compared to the safety of five human heads. Which theme does this passage convey? A family has survived the war intact. Luck will guide you to a happy ending. A bicycle should be considered a miracle. Family is the most important thing in life.