Franz Kafka wrote The Metamorphosis in 1915. In the story, the main character turns into a bug. Although this is a supernatural event, Kafka uses
real-life details about society that European readers during that time would
likely have found familiar. Which idea does the the following sentence from
the passage best express?
"O God," he thought, "what a demanding job I've chosen!
Day in, day out, on the road. The stresses of selling are
much greater than the actual work going on at head office,
and, in addition to that, I still have to cope with the
problems of travelling, the worries about train connections,
irregular bad food, temporary and constantly changing
human relationships, which never come from the heart. To
hell with it all!
A. People enjoyed traveling by train.
O B. It was easy to make friends with new people.
C. Train travel was the best way to get from one city to the other.
D. People had jobs that were repetitive and boring.
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