According to the Short Story, A young hippopotamus (hippo) tells his story of growing so fast and so big that no home could hold him. In this manner he would be free to sets out on his own to survive.
Here, the hippo is used as a representation for animal population and if the population grows just like the hippo did, countries won't be able to accommodate them so they will go on their own like the hippo, which can cause many bad things from destroying the ecosystem, to attacking people, or anything similar.
Answer:Paine described government as a “necessary evil,” which existed to give people a structure so they could work together to solve problems and prosper. But to do that, it had to be responsive to people's needs.
