Read the following paragraph, and then answer the question. in the play the crucible, by arthur miller, people in a small town began to accuse townsfolk of being witches. no one was safe, and many people were hanged. arthur miller wrote this play in 1953 during the mccarthy period, when americans were accusing each other of subscribing to communist beliefs. miller's play clearly reflects the madness of that era. what is wrong with this excerpt from a literary analysis essay? a. it uses a second-person point of view. b. it does not give enough detail about the author's life. c. it describes story events in the past tense. d. it connects the author's personal life to story events.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.