Hello. You did not inform the text to which this question is referring, which makes it impossible for it to be answered accurately, however, I or try to help you in the best possible way.
It is only possible to actually know the tone of the text by reading it. However, if we analyze the sentence "I'm puzzled at how this so-called a" thing "" we can infer that it contributes to a tone of curiosity and distrust, since the speaker of this sentence, feels like this in relation to "thing "and displays this feeling to the reader.
Crusoe values loyalty but often gains it through manipulation.
The definition of an idiom is a phrase that conveys a different meaning than what's found on the surface. Like how when you say you and your friend are like two peas in a pod, you're not literal peas. You're just saying that's how close you are.
"Fighting among ourselves" is the choice among the given choices that Kennedy mean by "at odds and <span>split asunder". The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. I hope that this answer has actually come to your great help.</span>
