The conflict in this excerpt creates suspense by making the reader wonder
Emerald Elegance
Oz Beauty Inc.
Wash & Brush Up Co.
Yellow Brick Outfitters
For better or worse, we live in a commercial world and consumer society.
An appropriate choice is ...
... D. make a general comment more specific
The Brobdingnagians govern themselves with a somewhat socialist system under which, for example, everyone brings what they grow to town and takes home only what they need