Yes, when you use context clues, you try to figure out what the word mens without looking up the meaning, You use clues in the particular text. You look for words surrounding it to give you an idea of what the word means.
Its D cause,key words''practices,belifes''. Hope it helps.
C) is the answer. And in the novel the idea that all individual should live in the singular pursuit-of their individual dreams emerges as the primary theme