Read the following sentences from "The Censors." Poor Juan! One day they caught him with his guard down before he could realize that what he had taken as a stroke of luck was really one of fate's dirty little tricks.

After reading these sentences the reader can most likely conclude that the narrator

is fearful of "they."
empathizes with Juan's situation.
has had his own share of bad luck.
learned an important lesson from Juan

The reader can most likely conclude that the narrator empathizes with Juan's situation.