Main theme and appreciation on limbo by rhonda s. lucas?

In Rhonda Lewis's "Limbo," the main theme of the story is sorrow and mourning. In the story, the protagonist mourns the loss of her family and its structure due to her parents' divorce.  Over the course of the story, the protagonist learns how to understand and deal with her sense of sorrow and mourning.  In terms of appreciation, the story can be said to provide the reader with guidelines and an understanding of how one can overcome personal tragedy and sorrow through the act of reflection and understanding.