To provide comic relief, because it's supposed to be humorous.
Hope this helps, happy studying~!
~{Dunsforhands}
I think the reader can infer that Sylvia is a little bit afraid of the hunters gun but is still drawn to even over her fear her womanly instincts take over. Hope this helps:)
Answer:
A) To inform
Explanation:
The author's purpose in writing this passage is "to inform".
(Please note that there is no "to describe" in the attachment you gave).
From the excerpt, we can clearly see that the author was actually informing. The author was giving us information with facts about his master, his plantation and the author's experience in his master's plantation.