Imagine yourself living in colonial america and reading paine’s opening line: “these are the times that try men’s souls.” write how you would have reacted.

Most likely, I would have been excited to think that I was living at a time when something significant was going to happen. It is likely that I would have heard about independence, and that I would have an opinion on it. If I had been a supporter of independence, Paine's words would have given me hope for the future. They might have encouraged me to participate in politics more actively. On the other hand, if I disagreed with his statements, I would have probably been angry or scared about the events that were happening in the country.

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i would believe it would be b., the author wants to draw the reader deeper into the experience