Plz what is one theme of "to build a fire" by jack london?

Will give choose the answer. (the white umbrella) review the detail. miss crosman praises eugenie's piano skills. which best explains how this action develops the theme? a: it create the image that eugenie is perfect. b: it shows that miss crosman is a good piano teacher. c: it reveals that eugenie is a fake. d: it shows that miss crosman is overly excitable

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.

Need some on this. which answer is it?