How is the underlined pronoun used in the sentence?

he climbed to the peak of the snow-covered mountain.

a.
direct object

b.
subject

c.
object of a preposition

d.
subject complement

the word he is the underlined word

5. it was "illegal" to aid and comfort a jew in hitler's germany. but i am sure that, if i had lived in germany during that time, i would have aided and comforted my jewish brothers even though it was illegal. • type of figurative language • meaning of figurative language: effect on tone and mood: effect on audience