Select the correct text in the passage.
Franz Kafka's own sense of social marginalization and alienation is echoed in the interactions between Gregor and his family in the story The
Metamorphosis. In which of these excerpts from the story does Gregor seem to maintain some even slight thoughtfulness for his family?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?