Why does the author of "excerpt from mr. revere and i" develop parts of the story around meals

The book " Mr. Revere and I" was written by Robert Lawson. it is a juvenile fiction boook for ages 8 through 11. The author of the book did develop many parts of the story around meal times. This was to show just how important and busy Paul Revere was. It showed in the story that Paul Revere was so essential that he never got to finish a whole meal. In one part of the story, Paul didn't get to finish his breakfast because he had to leave and go warn the Sons of Liberty that the British were going to dock their boats at the port. He was the only to communicate this alert. In another part of the story, he had to leave his clam chowder half eaten and leave to go to Griffin's Wharf. So, he was an essential person to his people, a very important person, and busy at any time of the day.

The answer would be b.