Which would be the best way of describing the structure of thoreau’s observations in "civil disobedience"?
a. he moves from a consideration of his surroundings to an evaluation of the state as a whole.
b. he develops a critique of his jail cell into a critique of the entire prison system and justice department.
c. he uses the example of his case as a way to introduce his condemnation of the court.
d. he moves from a description of his jail cell to his reaction to being imprisoned.

the answer is  A.He moves from a consideration of his surroundings to an evaluation of the state as a whole.

A. He moves from a consideration of his surroundings to an evaluation of the state as a whole.

Explanation:

Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience is based on his personal experience committing such thing,  when he would not make good on his government expenses as a demonstration of dissent amid the Mexican War.

"facing the rising sun of our new day begun

let us march on till victory is won.",

because the rising sun is a symbol of hope.