For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given or underlined in the sentence. The hero of Naipaul's novel 'A House for Biswas' , like modern young men, wishes to paddle his own canoe.

• A. lead an independent life
• B. depend on himself
• C. have his own means of livelihood
• D. make the best of his life

Answer: (B)