When the author said "the cause of America" is "the
cause of all mankind, he is refereeing o the worldwide plight of people under oppressive
government and all of those individuals are struggling against them, the
struggle for the cause of America is a symbolic statement for the struggle for
the cause of humanity worldwide wherever the same kind of circumstances are
found.
Plot and theme I am not sure but it makes the most sense to me
It represents that the Simon Levatine dude kept on weirdly touching his moustache.
