A dictionary gives definitions
Since 'altruism' means 'feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness', and this word 'altruistic' ends with -ic, we can assume, based on its structure, that this is an adjective that is used to describe a person who behaves in such a way.
Your question is incomplete because you have not provided the answer choices, which are the following:
A) he might have been so absorbed in whatever it was he had found that may call made no impression on him
B) I stood there wondering what to do. Should I go down to the beach?
C) I had always loved and protected K. as if he had been my own little brother.
D) I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave
Answer:
D) I probably could have run over and dragged him out of reach of the wave
Explanation:
In "The Seventh Man," by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the protagonist tells the story of how he lost his best friend during a typhon. Thus, he explains anguishly that he has not been able to put up with that episode, in which his friend is dragged by a huge wave and he is not able to save him. As a result, his experience is so dramatic that it has affected his personal and professional life.
