Passage 1 does not directly state anything about self-awareness,
and passage 2 outright says that it does not fit in with the truly simple
life.. Thoreau obviously would think that self-awareness is a factor
in the simple life because he does write about his lifestyle. So
the best answer would be C, that passage 1 assumes that it is important,
and passage 2 says that it is self-defeating (if you are aware of your
simplicity, you are not really simple). C is the correct answer.