I think it’s B:)
Hope this helps.
Most of Steinbeck's work is set in southern<span> and </span>central California<span>, particularly in the </span>Salinas Valley<span> and the </span>California Coast Ranges<span> region. His works frequently explored the themes of fate and injustice, especially as applied to downtrodden or </span>every man protagonists<span>.</span>
A. would be the one that would best fit it, because the definition of defiance is open resistance, or bold disobedience. Asking someone to stop isn't open resistance, so A would fit this.
•He was a man of principle and good to his word.
•All internal combustion engines work on the same principles.
•The ambassador refused on principle to agree to the terms of the accord.
There exist certain fundamental principles of human rights.
