Most of daniel defoe's novels include major characters who do not belong to the upper class and suffer a life of hardship. what may have the writer to realistically portray such settings for his novel?
his close friendship with middle- and lower-class people
his own upbringing in a lower middle-class family
his own hardships during his frequent visits to prison
his visits to poorer sections of the city to preach religion

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the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.