Watching him carefully sprinkling them into the troughs
he'd made, I realized that I didn't know anything about
food and that he knew everything. I stared at his
busy fingers, then his eyes. They were focused, not
faraway or confused. He'd changed from a baby back into
a man.
-Seedfolks,
Paul Fleischman
How does Gonzalo's perspective change in this
passage?
He changes from curious to bored.
He changes from worker to boss.
He changes from teacher to student.
He changes from confident to scared.

answer

answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

explanation:

- "he is a very real person and his intent isn't to influence us vonnegut addresses this towards the end of the letter when he says, if we choose to curse, that is by our own individual means."

i don’t know your in college god damit