Race for the Prize

The theme of Race for the Prize is that "regular" people are the ones that push themselves for a better world. The author states both that "two scientists were racing for the good of all mankind" and that "they're just humans with wives and children." The author pushes the fact that they're ordinary and like every day commoners but that "the pressure is too high" and that they're going to do anything to win even "if it kills them." Both are sacrificing their lives to better things for the human race and givings more than their ability to help all of us.