a) to provide background information – The prologue is used to help the reader to understand the setting of the story before reading. What time in history did it take place? Where did it take place?
c) to discuss events leading up to what happens in the text – The prologue may be used to tell what happened before the story took place.
d) to offer a perspective on events in the text – The prologue can sometimes focus on a different character or point of view. If the story is in first person, the prologue may be in third person.
