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?
o to show how people everywhere need help
o to show how his opinion of humankind has changed
o to show that cruel behavior is not limited to only one situation
o to show that people may do things without thinking of the consequences

Explanation:

The author presents two similar cruel - behavior situations (one in the past with bread and one later with coins). The first situation shows people fighting over bread crumbs thrown by a worker, and the second shows people (passengers) throwing coins for amusement while children fight. This comparison emphasizes that cruel behavior is not limited to one specific situation.

Answer:

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