"What was the meaning of this so steady and self-respecting, this small Herculean labor, I knew not." p.123
(E) He recognizes that there is some type of significance to his labors, enough to compare them to Hercules' 12 tasks, but he can't seem to figure out what that is. His tasks were at first essential to his survival (hoeing a bean field) but he seems to have grown more than he needs, so he asks himself what is the meaning, or point, to doing all this.
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