The answer is “Identity”. (Or A)
Reason: The speaker has found himself realizing that he needs to find his identity.
The answer is
Current status
When reading a play it is easier to imagine what's happening on stage if the stage directions there. We can picture how the actors are looking and what they're doing. And if you are acting in the play itself then it gives you information for what your character does next whether its 'exit stage left' or 'enter stage right' for example.
I believe it’s science fiction
A) rare to find and hard to form because in the passage, it mentions that you need specific conditions but they are hard to find (because they get destroyed before they are discovered)