Question

My stomach feels like it’s tightening into a tiny little ball. I feel like throwing up. I keep thinking that I’ll get laughed at the minute I step off the bus. Instead, I’m greeted by a couple of my friends who were in my English class last year. At that point, it hits me. Ms. Gruwell, my crazy English teacher from last year, is really the only person who made me think of hope for my future. Talking with my friends about our English class and the adventures we had the year before, I began to feel better . . . . I receive my class schedule and the first teacher on the list is Ms. Gruwell in Room 203. I walk in the room and I feel as though all the problems in my life are not important anymore. I am home. Based on this excerpt, what is the author’s purpose for writing? to persuade to teach to heal to entertain

Answer 1

The correct answer is to Heal i think not a 100% tho.

Answer 2

I believe the correct answer is to heal.
We can see in the excerpt how this person went from feeling afraid to feeling very secure and at home. The excerpt is not really trying to persuade us to do anything; I don't see what it can teach us because there is no strong message; if it were to entertain, I assume it would be more lighthearted and happy which it is not in the beginning.