Writing Your Verdict
Do you think most people, faced with the
princess's dilemma, would save their
loved one or send him or her to death?
In other words, are people motivated
mostly by their own desires or by
concern for others? Write one or two
persuasive paragraphs in which you
defend your point of view. [The lady or the tiger?] Story

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.