What are the motifs in The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck?

In The Big Wave, fear and bravery is a predominant ideas that repetitiously appears, especially as Kino's father teaches Kino lessons about life. As a young child, Kino does not understand Jiya's fear of the sea until he feels the still, icy water below the warm surface. Then, he understands the fear of the sea, and he never forgets it