Answer:
Jack London included the detail because "it is a part of the exposition that introduces Sol-leks' characteristics."
Explanation:
The detail is an exposition that introduces Sol-leks characteristics.
- Exposition means showing or narrating what happens at the start of the story. Generally, it talked about the background of a milieu, or a character, which in this scenario is Sol-leks.
- The details illustrate what kind of dog Sol-leks is, what are his likes and dislikes. Because these characteristics or details will play a crucial role as the story goes.
- As the story goes, the position of Buck and Sol-leks will be reversed. Sol-leks being afraid of Buck because of a brute strength he displayed later on.
B - agenda
An agenda is what the author really wants to point out (their underlying message) and it's typically written in a way where it's somewhat hidden. Example: political ads - they have an agenda for what they want to talk about and why it's important.
