Please hurry! The story illustrates the worst aspects of a police state and living in a repressed society. The chef’s loss of identity might feel like a good thing because he has gained another persona. The new identity is neither better nor worse. It is different because it is not his own.

Which is the best way to combine the last two sentences?

a) The new identity is neither better nor worse; it is different because it is not his own.

b) The new identity is neither better, nor worse, it is different because it is not his own.

c) The new identity is neither better nor worse it is different, because it is not his own.

d) The new identity is neither better nor worse, it is different, because it is not his own.