What is the tone and mood of the quote "like a boil that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowing ugliness"

What is a synonym for the word anguish based on the context in which the word appears in this line from james joyce's "araby"? gazing up into the darkness i saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger. a. distrust b. torment c. sarcasm d. isolation e. ferocity