The main idea is the evasive beauty of nature, but also purposeful human intrusion upon nature. The clues are: a man who went to the wilderness for the sheer pleasure of capturing a beautiful natural scene of a wild creature; the deer's mistrust and frightfulness. Eventually, both of them, the man and the deer, got away - the deer ran into safety, and the man went back to civilization with a photo of the deer.
Yes, it is about a photo that is very important to the author, for the reasons I've explained.
The last line implies that the author had captured and tamed the wilderness, if only for a single moment.
Chapter 1: Layla gives background information of historical setting. She has a Jewish b0yfriend, David. She has a curfew and their former teacher was b4rning her dad's books. Layla eaves after curfew and someone chased her and David.
Chapter 2: Layla's parents scold her for coming home after curfew. Layla texts David through a signal app to send encrypted tests. Layla doubts her religion and wishes she lied on the census to avoid this struggle.
Chapter 3: Layla is home-schooled by her father and David brings the assignments from school. The exclusive authority comes to take away Layla and her family to Camp Mobius and gives them ten minutes to pack.
Answer: $221
Explanation: $39 dollars times four days is $156 plus $65 for the loss damage waiver equals $221.