"Little lady, you had better hurry on home now. There's a storm a comin'." An old, wrinkled man had approached Scarlett from the shadows, seemingly trying to help.

yes, they are. i think.

coin toss of the tosses to the toss

i believe it is the first choice (1.)

because the major theme is(“both the wild and civilization have rules.”)

and also as u said,( based on what buck learns within the call of the wild, "both the wild and civilization have rules".this is true of humans within society as well.