Why does Scout include Jems description of Boo (from jems piont of view)

"as one of our outstanding historical figures once said, ‘when a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without but rather because of enemies from within.’" (paragraph 7) how does this quote reveal mccarthy’s point of view and advance the purpose of his speech?

If the author of the gift of the magi had made the reader aware of the gift jim had purchased in the beginning of the story , this would be an example of

What reasons does the author give to support the claim that it is difficult for a message to move people to take action?