Read this excerpt from The Call of the Wild by Jack
London.

What theme does the excerpt convey?
It is right to be wary of the unknown.
O Pride interferes with progress.
O Manners must be displayed in all situations.
O Strange animals cannot be trusted.

Story:
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. But when the
ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands, he
growled menacingly. 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.

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence