the answer to your question is B on E2020
Answer: so the readers can enjoy reading the book
Explanation:
Thomas Paine questioned British authority for many reasons. Some of the main ones were that Britain is too far away and because of that should leave America alone; another was that they always wage wars in which America suffers; another was that the American people ran away from the crown just to be greeted by a country where the same crown rules. The list of reasons goes on and on and on.
Jem thinks that Boo stays shut in his house all the time because he wants to. Jem noticed the way that people treat outcasts, as well as black people, like Tom, and he realizes that because Boo has been shut in for such a long time, he hears stuff in town, and knows that everyone talks about him.
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