That the wind did not carry his scent which could tell the deer that someone is there.
<span>the examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes</span>
The correct option is SETTING.
In literature, setting refers to the time and place of a particular event in the story. Setting helps to create the background and the mood for the story which the author want to write about. The setting of a story usually have great impacts on the story characters and the event and it also helps the readers to vividly imagine the story.