The second temple...till that got destroyed too. Jews don't believe in idols. Hope this helped.
The part where it talks about Tom believing the storm hit to insinuate that God’s wrath was directed at him, is where we see that the storm represents Tom’s conscience. Hope this helps.
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I think quotations are used as pieces of pieces of evidence when a person is writing an essay. It adds to the credibility of your essay, especially if they are cited properly. Aside from that, quotations are used as introductions to topics, to add more impact on the literary piece that you are working on.