Answer:
The quote is about how when we are young, we are told to savour our youth because it's fleeting. When you're young though, it can feel like forever and it's harder to see how fleeting youth truly is. I believe this was included at the start of the novel because the book later follows Connor, who is only a boy.
Answer: Freedom of religion
Explanation: Everyone has the right to practice his/her religion
<span>"His native home deep-imaged in his soul.
As the tired ploughman," homer's odessey
I'm not to sure, but I think that it is comparing the ploughman to his soul</span>
