Pls help due today:( the article is “The science of earthquakes” in news ela. I mainly just need help with what the central idea of the text is pls.

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase

Choose the types of characters an author may choose to create

How do the characters in this section differ from everyman's "fair-weather friends" in their relationship to everyman? this is a question related to the text, "everyman"