In Rudyard Kipling's "How the Leopard Got Its Spots," the Leopard and the Ethiopian can no longer catch their prey because they are too easily seen by the giraffes and zebras they hunt. The Baviaan advises them to change their appearances to be better able to survive. What symbolism is shown by the Ethiopian's statement below?

"The long and the little of it is that we don't match our backgrounds. I'm going to take Baviaan's advice. He told me I ought to change; and as I've nothing to change except my skin I'm going to change that."

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a-The Ethiopian represents someone who resents the way he was born.
b-The Ethiopian symbolizes people who are incapable of making their own choices in life.
c-The Ethiopian represents a person who is open-minded and willing to change.
d-The Baviaan represents people who want to run the lives of others.