The Woman Warrior #1

QUOTE:
"On the fourth and fifth days, my eyesight sharp with hunger, I saw deer and used their trails when our ways coincided. Where the deer nibbled, I gathered the fungus, the fungus of immortality."--page 25. narrator
SIGNIFICANCE:
This is a hardship the main character needed to endure as they attempted to make a new life. You could see how hungry she was and she gathered the fungus for nutrients. She is doing what she needs to survive.
PERSONAL CONNECTION:
I would definitely do the same thing if I was put in this position. She seems like a fighter and I could definitely be categorized as a fighter. This character is strong, but is also fearful and fearless at the same time. She is fearful but is also fearless when she needs to be. I feel that I am the same way.
QUESTION:
Would you do extreme things to survive?