<span>"Yet Gregor's sister was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her playing here as much as he would." This passage shows that he still enjoys music, which is a human trait.</span>
A thesis with a general topic (your answer is a) because then you break down your essay into more detail, using the topic sentence you created to describe what you would be talking about in your essay. Hope this helps.
