The answer is b, modifiers
Answer: individual vs self
Explanation: (thAts all I know at this moment)
Also known as The Story of the Aged Mother, this Japanese folktale tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including one demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die. ... The poor farmer loved his aged mother with tender reverence, and the order filled his heart with sorrow.
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She is vindictive toward Ivan while pretending to be worried about him, Thus reminding him of how his family has never forgiven him.