In the following excerpt from "The Terrible Old Man" by H. P. Lovecraft, which type of conflict is most evident?
"This collection frightens away most of the small boys who love to taunt the Terrible Old Man about his long white hair and beard, or to break the small-paned windows of his dwelling with wicked missiles; but there are other things which frighten the older and more curious folk who sometimes steal up to the house to peer in through the dusty panes."

A. Character vs. nature
B. Character vs. self
C. Character vs. society
D. Character vs. technology