I think it would be C because he says how he believes it makes them happy, but there is no proof that animals are happy when they have crowd cheering them on.
Answer: all I know is it it violence. I don't remember much of the story from Edgar Allen P. It was years ago since I read it in school myself. I just remember it was a dark story. Hope this helps.
Explanation:
He got it for creating new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition