Answer: A) They indicate that Whitman is more interested in communicating with individuals than society.
Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. The given lines reflect the theme of the poem by indicating that Whitman is more interested in communicating with individuals than society, he shows that when he says that he has no chair, no church, no philosophy, etc (which are things meant to communicate with society).