Thoreau called the wild apple tree a noble tree <u>because it symbolizes knowledge.</u>
Explanation:
Thoreau was one of the most imminent transcendental thinkers of the mid 19th century. <u>He believed that spiritual unity could be achieved by knowing and then feeling oneself to be one with nature, </u>the path went through knowledge.
As such, the<u> tree of apple has a biblical allusio</u>n and represents the tree of knowledge that Adam eats from. <u>The same tree can be said to be noble if the person eating from it can become one with nature with that knowledge.</u>
In <span><em>Hills Like White Elephants</em>, a couple is discussing on whether they should terminate the woman's pregnancy, which she is willing to do if it will make him happy, but he won't want her to go through it if she doesn't want to. As they wait for this <em>trip</em>, which seems to be to take them to the place where the procedure would be performed, they go back an forth on said decision.
Therefore, your best answer would be option A.</span>
The characters traits and feelings are how they are described