B...He felt the events best mirrored the events of his time.
During Miller's time there was a witch hunt for communists in America. People were accusing neighbors or other members of the community of being communist if the person was someone they didn't like. The fear of communist spies in America brought out a hysteria amongst the people similar to the Salem Witch Trials.
I think thew answer is D. "The author supplies the rubuttel that quotes more current research". I'm not 100% sure but it was the best one i could think of. Hope it's right
