Answer:
you need to ask this again but with more detail
<span>The author’s purpose in this excerpt is to prompt an emotion in the reader. The descriptive way of delivering the situation to the reader gives a sense of emotion to the reader. The prompt is by the use of words such as, "hurting," and "tears in his eyes," are words used to convey such message.</span>
I would say roman numerals because they look more sophisticated, but I don't think it should matter.
