Answer:
Based on these definitions I searched, I would go with aspersion since the guy's reputation would fall.
Explanation:
aspersion: an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something.
abnegation: the act of renouncing or rejecting something.
approbation: approval or praise.
aberration: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.
arrogation: to claim or seize without justification
The case of man versus nature conflict can be seen/ found in the sentence "What perils that tangle of trees and underbrush might hold for him did not concern Rainsford just then." This sentence is after Rainsford escaped to the forest, eluding the Colonel.
MARK AS BRAINLIEST! :)
