<span>Either Richard or Luke has already bought HIMSELF a new jacket this fall.</span>
The purpose of an essay is determined by your goal as a writer, as well as your subject matter.
Answer:
The narrator is recalling a time when he was 12 and attended a church revival, the children were supposed to approach the front row and be "saved" by Jesus. The narrator, Hughes, had been told about this by his aunt prior to the actual event . so he was prepared for it and expected to be saved.
