Which best describes the purpose of the introductory paragraph in a literary analysis essay?

a. it addresses counterclaims.
b. it synthesizes evidence.
c. it states the claim.
d. it summarizes the evidence.

In free the children why does the author provide a first-hand account of visiting a brick kiln? to emphasize how factory conditions have improvedto show a group of people wno iqbal escapeto emphasize the homic conditions of debt slaveryto show the place where iqbal was forced to work