D. Because it applies that it would be lame to be the only one left. So you should follow your friends.
She refers that : She does not trust Mr. Brympton.
That's why the narrator made an effort to keep Mr. Brympton away so he's not to close to her
The correct answer should be Collectivism
The excerpt claims that people were put down using words like we and working together. The excerpt claims that individualism was destroyed that way.
Languages change to accommodate cultural changes. they adapt to new technology. old words have new meanings.