which theme is best supported by these lines from The Crossover?

“Filthy, silence doesn’t mean / you have run out of things to say / only that we are trying / not to say them.”

a. People do not speak when they are confused.
b. People show who they really are in times of hardship.
c. People do not communicate well when they are upset.
d. People often lie to avoid consequence.

c. People do not communicate well when they are upset.