Ian Mortimer's primary purpose in this passage is to inform readers about the amount of plays in London's theaters because, by knowing this facts, readers can have a better idea of how the society they are willing to know is in a certain period of time.
The author achieves the purpose of informing readers by providing real facts, he describes the attitudes the Elizabethans had and explains why they had them. In this book, Mortimer reveals all kind of information about where to eat, where to stay,but also about a country in which life expectancy is in the early thirties, people still starve to death and Catholics are persecuted for their faith.
In literature, the term tone refers to the writer's attitude or feelings about the subject matter as well as towards the audience. Such tone is created by authors through the use of literary elements, such as diction( defined as word choice), syntax ( or the grammatical arrangement of words), imagery ( referred to the vivid appeals to the senses); details (related with facts that are either included or omitted) and figurative language (which refers to the comparison with apparently unrelated things.
In the particular segment.. “He was tall, gaunt, with a pale skin and sunken eyes the color of a kingfisher's wing, neither blue nor green...” details and figurative languages seem to be used by the author as literary elements to express his/her attitude towards Kenny, which could be categorized as indifferent
The question ask to choose among the following choices that could support the said excerpt and the best answer would be letter B. the discrimination and bigotry faced by African Americans throughout history in the United States. I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more
