Your answer is C. Superstitious and Courageous.
Hope this helps.
I don't know the book that you are talking about so I can't tell you what and how the answer would be
Answer:
The circumstances may just be that the war destroyed everything, along with their civilization. The war was a major downfall, they thought they had to honor the fallen people, by killing more. This was the most obvious reason for me, I hope it helps.
I think it's optimistic because he's saying to take the country back.