I believe it would be to inform, the particular excerpt isn't really informing about anything, and its not persuading the reader to do anything, simply attempting to entertain the reader with a story.
The correct answer is C. The author of passage 1 believes fish farming is beneficial to the environment, while the author of Passage 2 believes fish farming is not the solution to overfishing
Explanation:
The two passages provide a different about fish farming, which is the practice that involves raising fish rather than capturing them in their natural habitat. In the case of the passage 1, the author proposes fish farming is beneficial because this stops the problem of overfishing, this can be seen in "Fish farming helps humans continue to consume fish while protecting valuable marine resources" that shows fish farming is the way to protect the environment and the populations of fish while benefitting humans.
On the opposite, the author of passage 2 exposes the negative effects of fish farming and in this way shows this is not a solution. This can be seen in "one of the major problems with fish farming is water supply contamination" or in "it also causes destructions to habits" that supports the idea fishing farming does not solve the problems caused by overfishing.
The answer must be connotation because he is dead in real life but the story adds meaning to his death. Thus making him sound alive. So its connotation.
