... into the growing city-state Native aristocracy: the rich & powerful people of Athens They are struggling with the people from the provinces who are now under Athens' thumb The map of "greater Athens" ... consider each of these components in turn The Point The Point is the most important message of the passage In other words, the author has written the passage in order to convey the Point, even ... simply, the Point is the crux of the simple story After all ,the Point is the most important message that the author wants to convey We can also relate the Point to the Content/Judgment framework The...