Review the third paragraph of part 1: thoreau believed that a government that supported slavery was corrupt and immoral. he was also deeply suspicious of government. for these and other reasons, thoreau refused to pay his poll tax for a number of years. the poll tax was a legal tax owed by every person. it was basically a tax on one's body. after not paying for years, he was at last arrested. he spent only one night in jail, however, as a relative paid the tax for him. he was reportedly furious that any tax was paid on his behalf. how does the final sentence in the paragraph show the change in the way thoreau is described? it emphasizes the strength of his beliefs. it implies he was unpredictable. it suggests he wasn't such a nice man. it suggests he really didn't like jail.