The first tale is based upon the legendary folk tale of Sun Wukong, or The Monkey King, a character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. The second tale is the story of a second-generation child of immigrants named Jin Wang, who has moved from San Francisco's Chinatown to a mostly white suburb.
The answer is C. Pathos.
Pathos is a key tool of persuasion in arguments, since it convinces people by drawing out an emotional response.