D: <span>The author believed the tree had a life story, like a person.
The author spends the first bit of the paragraph discussing how important "place" or, setting, is to make a story enjoyable. Then he describes his biography of the tree. It is clear that he considers the tree to have a character and story of its own when he says "</span><span>It is, in truth, another form of character".</span>
Social contract theory says that people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior. ... The U.S. Constitution is often cited as an explicit example of part of America's social contract. It sets out what the government can and cannot do.
