Which statement best explains how an element of tolkien's life influenced the theme revealed in this passage?

“let’s have no more argument. i have chosen mr. baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you. if i say he is a burglar, a burglar he is, or will be when the time comes. there is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. you may (possibly) all live to me yet.”

italy's population growth rate is almost at zero, the national statistics agency, istat, said on monday, mainly due to a dwindling birth rate.

i believe that the answer is c.

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."