PLEASE HELP ASAP ironic meaning of "this work was strictly voluntary, but any animal who absented himself from it would have his rations reduced by half" from animal farm chapter 6

is this multiple choice?

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.

that you cannot mess with fate and love cannot be controlled