C his gloomy mood, Romeo's love is requited so he locked himself away and sulked
He is no longer their leader, otherwise they would have faith in him. If they lose faith in him, they won’t follow him or his directions, so he can’t possibly be their leader.
I would estimate that the first one is the answer.
I looked up the summary(s) for both the passages, and 'to build a fire' is about a guy who despite everything being against him, being persistent and dying because of his actions, while 'gumption' is about the hardships of african americans.
Of course, this is just my estimation.
Girl we need some more context then this
