3. What is the author's main purpose in the text?
A to argue that humans are capable of acting
unselfishly altruistic towards others
OB to prove that people can be altruistic for a
rewarding feeling, without being selfish
OC to explore the origins of altruism and how
"pure” altruism has developed over time
OD to show how altruism is actually an essential
part of human survival

the third one.

hope it

b is the answer

jenkins wanted the narrator to write a ghost story for his magazine. he wanted the narrator to give the readers a story based on the supernatural. he wanted him to give the readers real 'horror' stories and not the type of live ghosts which he had presented in his earlier stories.

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.