—should people sacrifice liberty for security —are individual right/freedom/liberty more or less important than the security of the common good?
—does a governing body ever have the right to restrict freedom?
— what are the essential liberties and who determine these?

A. they give the reader hope. if the whole book was dark & unhopeful it’d be a little less interesting, little moments make it more interesting to read because then you want to know what happens. if it’s all dark there’s no point in reading if you already know the outcome of it.