At the danger of being wrong in relation to the textbook definition of themes (which I can't quite remember what is), I don't feel that they are themes because all three of them are positive. I don't see any of those three character traits being negative in a any way. Pride, the example I used earlier, has both good and bad sides. Self-esteem is the upside, but arrogance is the downside, to make a brief example. A theme is about exploring the good and the bad sides.The reason I don't include self-sacrifice is because it can easily be self-destructive, which is definitely negative in my book.
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