What was the purpose of writing a history of the world in 100 objects

the words “strangest” and “unusual” suggest that the narrator is about to tell the story of an odd or puzzling group of people.

i think she wanted to protect her children from the extreme racism of the american south.

the central idea is basically saying that juveniles that have committed a crime will not have the same consequences as the   adults that have. they will have a softer punishment than what the adults have that is harsh in some ways.