Theme vs Moral in "What You Pawn I Will Redeem"

As illustrated in the short story, "What You Pawn I Will Redeem", by Sherman Alexie, moral and theme are two completely different literary devices. Throughout the narrative, Jackson Jackson, the main character, is on a quest to earn 1000 dollars to reclaim his grandmothers regalia. Finally, he wins the family heirloom back, and we are led to believe that the moral of the story is that the only way to get something is to work hard for it. Alternately, community, is a recurring theme, shown when Jackson Jackson states, “Indians like to belong, so we all pretended to be cousins” (Alexie 37). This is exhibited not only by the Indian community that is ever present, but in other characters such as Mary and Officer Williams, who are charitable and kind to Jackson Jackson in his journey. Many people often confuse the constant theme with the resolution oriented moral of a work of literate because of their similar but slightly different definitions.