Which statement best describes Emerson’s opinion of communities, according to the first paragraph of Society and Solitude?

A.) Regardless of how tightly bound communities may seem, each person is ultimately alone.
B.) Communities are important for the well-being of the individuals that comprise them.
C.) People live in communities for the purpose of friendship, but nothing else is gained from them.
D.) Communities are the foundation of human society, and without them people would perish.

awnser:

jem is "moody and silent" after the pants incident. the new school year starts, and scout finds second grade just as boring as first. one day, she and jem are walking home together when jem reveals that when he found his pants that night, they were all folded up, and the tears had been crudely sewn up, as if someone knew that he would be coming back for them. he finds this highly eerie. then, they find a ball of twine in the radley oak tree knothole. again, they aren't sure if it is a gift for them or not, so they leave it for a few days. when it remains in the hole for a few days, they take it, and decide that anything left there is okay to take.

what is the sentences

im not sure if its a or b but i think its b because of the past tense