Why Are Gustave Le Bon's Theories Influential for Research on Crowds

Why are Gustave Le Bon's theories influential for research on crowds?

A) Le Bon's theory of the "collective mind" is still influential for understanding how the media represent the "madding crowd."
B) Le Bon was one of the first sociologists to argue that the "madding crowd" is actually a myth.
C) Le Bon found that during the food riots in Europe, starving workers took food and stored it, then later sold it.
D) Le Bon theorized that crowd members are actually rational problem solvers.