Question

What is the author's main purpose in the passage? What is the author's main purpose in the passage?

Answer 1

Answer:

The reason an author writes something is called the author's purpose. When you figure out why a reading passage was written, you are identifying the author's purpose. Author's write for one of four reasons – to describe, to entertain, to explain or inform, and to persuade.

Answer 2

The author's main purpose was to expand upon Puritan religion, culture, law, and its historical impact on the American colonies.

• The passage "Puritan Laws and Character" written by Henry William Elson throws light on the arrival and impact of the Puritans in the American colonies.
• The Puritans include a group of migrants from England who visited America in search of religious freedom.
• These people were Protestants. This was the time when England adopted Catholicism as the religion of the state.
• The passage deals with the impact of Puritans on American culture and rules.