Answer:
The author's purpose is to persuade.
Explanation:
There are three general purposes a person can have when writing or speaking: to persuade/motivate, to inform, or to entertain. Propaganda and advertising have the purpose of persuading people to do something. Usually, advertising focuses on making people buy a certain product. For that reason, they describe the product, its characteristics and features, and make it seem as if it is a nice thing to have - something that will make your life easier and happier. That is what the author does when describing the chopper. This product is fast - vegetables are cut in 30 seconds - and cheap - $29.95. At the end, we even have the use of imperative - "Order yours today!" The purpose here is clearly to persuade people to buy this product.
It means whispered merry Christmas
The answer to this is Mrs Doolittle. The flower girl in the excerpt, "A woman who utters such depressing and disgusting sounds has no right to be anywhere—no right to live. Remember that <span>you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech: that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible; and don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon.'', refers to Mrs. Eliza Doolittle. </span>