How does this excerpt from of plymouth show the influence of religion in early american literature ?

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

"ten from the sea to the sand he walks,to look in the soil, but not in the box''!

Ead the excerpt and answer the question. joey was three years younger than i, and a boy, and therefore vastly inferior. this sentence tells readers how the family treats its children what lizabeth thinks of her brother how miss lottie acts toward children what the community thinks of young males