Answer: “They tied me up, then plumb amid ships, back to the mast, lashed to the mast, and took themselves again to rowing.”
Explanation: The aforementioned quotation provides the strongest evidence to illustrate the point that Odysseus is an epic hero.
The members of the crew tied him up, by following his order. Furthermore, Odysseus's crew rows continuously, even after he has been tied up.
Well, from the realistic novels I've read - if they're real, their called memiors, by the way - then most of the books end with the character coming to a nice end after a lot of struggles, or, they don't have much good to look forward to in life.
As an example, look at "Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah"
So... I would say (a) or (b)
