Thomas Paine gave this speech to persuade his audience to support America in its revolt against Britain and recruit American soldiers for the revolution. He strengthens his argument with his authoritative tone, concise diction, and elegant similes.
Why did the neighbours immediately call the cops? Did they already know he was guilty? Were the cops making him go insane at the end? Did the cops suspect him before he admitted it? What is wrong with the narrator mentally? Is he even human?
because put it this way those characters you can relate to since your from the same ethnicity therefore having things in common if they do something inspirational or brave you will proud and think you can do it to because you relate to the character