I believe the answer is <span>Even in that time, there was a lower, middle, and upper class of society.
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Take a look at this part of the excerpt
. . . <span> that these things were all either too far above me or too far below me; that mine was the middle state, or what might be called the upper station of low life. . .
the character acknowledge that there is three classes in his current society, upper, middle , and lower and he currently belong to the middle classes.</span>
The answer is "It gives the text a more personal, impassioned tone."
I am certain.
A. persuasive is the correct answer on plato
Not particularly because it tends to drain the day away and if I want news I can just check online or on Reddit.