What observation about human behavior is expressed in
this part of the allegory?

the author motivation is to show the power of animal-human relationships.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

the publisher is the publishing date is the author is

united states of america . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

houghton mifflin company . . 2002 . . gregory stock

houghton mifflin company . . 1942 . . t. s. eliot

houghton mifflin company . . 2002 . . robert overholtzer