I think you got your question and answer choices mixed up.
For the actual question, the answer is: They represent the next generation of children and suggest the need for protection.
For the correct answer out of the choices: The stories that Thomas tells and his desire to be listened to allow Alexie to show that telling and listening to stories is an important way people shape and understand their lives.
I took the test and got 100% so I know both answers! lol
How is Gregor‘s relationship with his father in the metamorphosis similar to Kafkas relationship with his own father?
Kafka had a happy and steady relationship with his own father and wanted to present the opposite relationship with Gregor and his father. B. Kafka had a caring relationship with his father and struggled to write such a strong father figure