Question

read the excerpt from chapter 7 of night
one day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. there was a stampede. dozens of starving men fought desperately over a few crumbs. the worker watched the spectacle with great interest.
years later, i witnessed a similar spectacle in aden. our ships passengers amused themselves by throwing coins to the
atives,\ who dove to retrieve them. an elegant parisian lady took great pleasure in this game. when i noticed two children desperately fighting in the water, one trying to strangle the other, i implored the lady
\please, dont throw any more coins!\
\why not?\ said she. \i like to give charity\
based on the details in this excerpt, what is the authors primary purpose?
○ to show how people everywhere need help
○ to show how his opinion of humankind has changed
○ to show that cruel behavior is not limited to only one situation
○ to show that people may do things without thinking of the consequences

Explanation:

The author presents two different situations (one in a wagon with starving men fighting over bread and another in Aden with people throwing coins and children fighting) to highlight that cruel behavior (like taking pleasure in others' desperate struggles) occurs in various contexts.

Answer:

to show that cruel behavior is not limited to only one situation