Overall, Thoreau wanted to prove that not everyone will easily flow with the rules of society. As a result, he calls the people who go different paths than the ones of society "different drummers."
In conclusion, your final answer should be A.
In your 300 word writing you can include the following characteristics of Odeipus:
- He is a hardworker, especially what has to do with his city
- He saves the city from the threath of the Sphinx
- He investigates the King's murder and also he leaves the city because he has comitted a crime
- He is very rash in his decisions and he quickly jumps into conclussions
- He marries someone who is the same age of his mother
- Because if his way of living he pokes his own eyes
Odeipus is hugely confident and he said something to proof that : <span>Here I am myself— you all know me, the world knows my fame: I am Oedipus</span>
It is a persuasion. As his use of tone suggests that he wants to convince his target audience to think about his opinions by stating facts which are true and cause us to reflect and do the right thing.
The last sentence is correct.