How would you best define author's purpose?
question 1 options:

a. the main idea of the story

b. figurative language in a story

c. the reason the audience reads the story

d. the reason the story is written

d. The reason the story is written.

Explanation:

Any form of writing, be it a story or a poem or a narrative, all have the central meaning or reason of why it is written. The written work will always have a moral or lesson that the reader can learn from.

When any author writes his book or story, his purpose is to deliver the main reason behind why that particular story is written. And when any reader can get the moral of the text, then he had successfully understood the author's intended purpose of writing that piece. So, in conclusion, the author's purpose can be said to be the main reason the story is written.

you need to make an explanation. so, since you did not include one, so no one, and i mean no one can unfortunately you,

let's think

what are some attributes about yourself that has changed?

have you had goals that you've been trying to reach, goals you've thrown away?

how do you view your character; what or who has changed it?

what stories do you have about people or things that have changed you?

has religion changed you? an exciting event?

do you believe life has an adventure in store? do you believe it's meaningless?

try to answer questions about yourself.