Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger." It was the duty and the privilege of the person on trial to walk directly to these doors and open one of them. He could open either door he pleased; he was subject to no guidance or influence but that of the aforementioned impartial and incorruptible chance. If he opened the one, there came out of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that could be procured, which immediately sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt. The author’s purpose in this passage most likely is to build suspense. explain the moral. introduce the main conflict. reveal a character’s thoughts.

Build suspense

Explanation:

We can determine that the author’s purpose in this passage is to build suspense because of the description of an uncertain situation that puts the character in jeopardy, which evokes in us a feeling of anxiety, and apprehension of what might happen: the character has to make the decision of opening one of these mysterious doors which could lead him to a painful death.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.