Answer:
It presents background information needed to understand the text.
Explanation:
In the given story about how the narrator Noah was made to write a B & B letter by his mother to his grandparents. This led to the conflict of interest between the two as regards the issue of writing such a letter which he is not familiar with.
The first paragraph of the text reveals the background of how the letter came to be the main issue between the mother and her son. It presents the background information that reveals the main conflict between the two, without which we the readers, will be unable to understand the whole story.
Thus, the correct answer is the first option.
Answer:
They are saying they do what they want to do no questions asked.
An author can try to give the thoughts of the character or maybe a flashback from the past that reader doesn’t know about yet.
The main reason Harrison Bergeron is considered a threat in the eponymously titled short story is that he is able to rip off of his handicaps and make himself the self-proclaimed "Emperor," thereby removing control of the authoritarian regime that needs all of its citizens to weaken themselves and obey government commands.