Read the following passage: my eyes scanned the plains where i had hunted bison, the creek where i had gotten water. they could no more take this land from me than i could give it freely. it was never mine to give, and i had never thought that i owned it. i used it in accordance with what the gods had given me. and now i was being forced to leave.
which detail gives this passage a reflective tone? a. the narrators mention of land ownership b. the mention of the narrators gods c. the narrators thoughts on hunting bison d. the fact that the narrator must leave the land

A. The narrators mention of land ownership.

Explanation:

In this passage, the author's main reflection focuses on the idea of land ownership. The author shares with us his ideas on the subject of ownership, and whether someone can "own" land. He believes this to be impossible. The author thinks that the land was used by him, but was never truly his, and that he could not give it up for the same reason. His connection with the land was the fact that the gods had let him use it, but this was different from ownership.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).

the characters in string all have major secrets that they strive to avoid revealing throughout the play.