Answer:
D. Thoreau regrets conforming to the expectations of others.
Explanation:
The figure of speech he is using is irony - he says that he <em>behaved so well </em>even though he considers that behavior to be bad. His neighbors, or rather the people around him, behave a certain way that Thoreau doesn't really approve of. However, in order to conform, or fit in with the rest of the society, he behaved in the same way they did, which made him disgusted and want to repent after having betrayed his ideals.
I think C, character vs society
After reading all the options which you attached I recognized only one correct answer and I am pretty sure that the reason why <span> Elpenor is labeled as part of the road of trials is being revealed by the last option from the scale represented above. So, such characteristics mean that </span><span>It shows Odysseus at the low point in his challenges.</span>
