The correct answer is D. a patriot. Robert E. Lee believed that what he was doing was the best thing possible for America. He believed in his country's greatness and remained that way until his death.
irony is because the readers would assume that the kid would be scared and the kidnappers would be okay with what they're doing. it was the opposite. the kid didn't want to go back home, and the kid nappers were annoyed with the kid.
