<span>Atticus was determined to stay and protect Tom Robinson, no matter the cost. Jem's refusal to leave was based on his desire to protect his father.... it was something he needed to do.</span>
I believe the answer is:
A) He describes the victims as common people.
The reason I say this rather than Choice C is because paragraph 1 is focused mostly on how the victims were from the general American community. He only brings in the effect the terrorists wanted at the end of paragraph 1.
There is a lot of illegally shipped alcohol, which everyone gets's drunk and becomes rowdy. This was during the time prohibition was an illegal and organized crime involving "speakeasies" and such places that would smuggle alcohol. Many of guests were people who were usually dying to get in contact with Gatsby for maybe a job or some big break, they wanted to be rich and famous like him. It shows the "moral decay" and a huge amount of materialism that was running rampant in the 1920's when consumerism was on the rise. In the 1920's it was all fun and games until the huge economic depression of the 30's.
As my dog ran through the house he ran into the couch.
my orange cat swiped at a dog that barked at her.
