Answer:
A simple life in peace and safety is preferable to a life of luxury tortured by fear.”
Explanation:
It means that the Country Mouse would rather live in country where it is quiet and simple instead of the nice and luxurious life in the city where it is dangerous.
These two characters are not similar whatsoever. Eurymachus is a deceitful person, always scheming, thinking of plans how to enjoy himself and doesn't care about others. He even wanted to kill Odysseus' son Telemachus. He treats everyone with disrespect and is extremely arrogant. These are not adjectives that describe Odysseus, even though he did show arrogance when defeating the Cyclops.
The character may be bound or thrown off course by nature and yes he does use it
I think your answer is b.
