Question

I asked Iqbal's mother some more questions. Then, for a moment, I looked at her sad eyes. They seemed to be so distant, so filled with pain. It was time to talk about happier days, I thought. "Can you tell about some of your fonder memories of Iqbal's life?" "Iqbal was very fond of cooking," the translator related. "And spending time with his sister, Sobia." –Free the Children, Craig Kielburger Use the passage to answer the questions. Which detail shows Kielburger’s reflection on his interview with Iqbal’s mother? What is Kielburger’s purpose for including the reflection in this passage?

Answer 1

The first one is "They seemed to be so distant, so filled with pain."

and the other one is "to show how Iqbal's treatment hurt his family"

Answer 2

Kielburger reacts at the Iqbal’s mother’s eyes when he realized that she is about to burst into tears remembering her son. At that moment, he reflects and decides to ask a different question. Maybe his purpose is to make the readers reflect also upon this situation that carries children as their main protagonists, and though, it portrays all the sorrow and sadness of their parents and families in general.