I go with D, it looks like the clearing in the story symbolizes to Jody a place to hunt wolves and bears, I can infer that from the description of the story.
Answer:
Abuse of power
Explanation:
All the others are good things and are important for a healthy and thriving society, abuse of power on the other hand is bad.
For example, if someone has been president for four years and re-election is happening, the president could kill the opposition(other people trying to become the new president) and stay as president.
Freedom of religion/the press
It would be D I think again I think.