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Part A: Holmes values talking with Dr. Watson about his cases.
Part B: “’Not at all. I am glad to have a friend with whom I can discuss my findings.’”
In many of Franz Kafka's stories, he utilizes the theme of (C) Alienation.
He talks about alienation from society, from others around us and even from our true self. He sees society as something which alienates us from our own selves and does not serve as a sustenance to nourish our true identities.
Two forms of the same word are called Cognates