What Modern Characteristic does the following excerpt from Anita Desai's "A Devoted Son"represent?

Choose all that apply.

“I’m dying,” he croaked. “Let me die, I tell you.” “Papa, you’re joking,” his son smiled at him, lovingly. “I’ve brought you a new tonic to make you feel better. You must take it, it will make you feel stronger again. Here it is. Promise me you will take it regularly, Papa.”

a
Alienation
b
No Connection with History
c
The World "As Is"
d
Break with Tradition

a) Alienation

d) Break with Tradition