Which statement BEST explains the connection between the author's typical subject matter and her short story "Journey"?
A. Joyce Carol Oates writes stories about prosperous characters in her hometown of Lockport.
B. Many of Joyce Carol Oates's stories focus on an average character who is struggling with his or her identity.
C. In most of Joyce Carol Oates's stories, the main character can be connected to people in her nonfiction works.
D. Joyce Carol Oates develops characters with pleasant personalities and places them in her fictionalized town of Eden County.