Snowball is characterised as a traitor, so it is the second option
The word that best describes the tone in this stanza is: happy.
This stanza was taken from the poem I Hear America Singing, by Walt Whitman. It's a poem of patriotism, of pride of each and every person who helps build America and make it what it is. Everyone is important: the carpenters, the mechanics, the masons, the mothers, the wives. All of them sing their melodious songs of freedom and opportunity.
Answer: Sodapop experiences a conflict regarding the health and well-being of Pony when he skips town and hides from the authorities with Johnny. Soda is worried about his youngest brother and fears for his safety.
