its c, someone reported my answer and it got taken down last time
The answer is B. <span>the absence of a reason for Gregor's transformation into an insect</span>
The definition of an idiom is a phrase that conveys a different meaning than what's found on the surface. Like how when you say you and your friend are like two peas in a pod, you're not literal peas. You're just saying that's how close you are.
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "Tom’s abandonment of his family." At the opening of the play, Tom is dressed in a merchant sailor uniform, which foreshadows Tom’s abandonment of his family.