the piano wasn't light for me to move
That would be option number two, Patrick Henry was a patriot who only wanted freedom, so he basically said, " I want liberty or I will die trying"
Really it depends upon what the author makes it. If it's a published book, it's a for entertaining purposes. If it was informal, it's be a biography.
I agree that we should care instead of just ignoring it. that’s like saying as home owners, should you care about your home (aka if the rooms are messy, cabinets are dusty and stuff).