How does the following passage mainly add to the development of the text?

"Oh, yes," he said, casually as if in answer to a question, "I have electricity. We try to be civilized here."

"Civilized" And you shoot down men?"

A trace of anger was in the general's black eyes, but it was there for but a second; and he said, in his most pleasant manner, "Dear me, what a righteous young man you are!"

A. It shows tension between the general's civilized lifestyle and his barbaric hunting practices.

B. It creates commonality and shared experience between the two main characters.

C. It indicates the setting and time period in which the short story takes place.

D. It reflects General Zaroff and Rainsford's conflicting social statuses.