What theme is becket most likely trying to convey in endgame?

a. human existence is a circular, meaningless march toward death
b. the end of the world does not matter to people who hold onto hope
c. love can bring meaning into an otherwise difficult life
d. good relationships take the sting out of the end of life.

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.