Answer:
A. The setting makes him lose hope
Explanation:
A. The setting makes him lose hope
Actually, When the narrator interacts with the settings, he at first feel like losing hope. And then he/she starts explaining how it should be, and then after a lot of hard work and temper loss at times, he/she starts feeling confident.
B. The setting makes him envious
He is not desirous definitely.
C. The setting makes him feel angry
This is not the first during the interaction. The narrator slowly and only sometimes gets angry.
D. The setting makes him gain confidence
The setting, however, in the majority of the cases does not gain confidence on the first interaction with the settings.
Hence, A is the correct option.