Read the following passage from "The Cabuliwallah."
I took them and was going to pay him, but he caught my hand and said: "You are very kind, sir! Keep me in your recollection; do not offer me money! You have a little girl; I too have one like her in my own home. I thought of my own and brought fruits to your child, not to make a profit for myself."
Saying this, he put his hand inside his big loose robe and brought out a small dirty piece of paper. With great care he unfolded this and smoothed it out with both hands on my table. It bore the impression of a little hand, not a photograph, not a drawing. The impression of an ink-smeared hand laid flat on the paper. This touch of his own little daughter had been always on his heart, as he had come year after year to Calcutta to sell his wares in the streets.
Tears came to my eyes. I forgot that he was a poor Cabuli fruitseller, while I was—but no, was I more than he? He was also a father.
Which of the following statements best expresses the writer's perspective regarding class structure in his society?
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Responses
The writer realizes that fatherhood transcends class structure and societal differences.
The writer realizes that fatherhood transcends class structure and societal differences.
The writer is upset by the inequities in society that cause some people to live in poverty.
The writer is upset by the inequities in society that cause some people to live in poverty.
The writer recognizes that time has not reduced the gap between the rich and the poor.
The writer recognizes that time has not reduced the gap between the rich and the poor.
The writer understands that there is not much he can do to help a poor Cabuli fruitseller.
The writer understands that there is not much he can do to help a poor Cabuli fruitseller.