Sugar Changed the World, Part 1: Author's Purpose Assignment
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Identifying the Purpose of the Prologue
What is one purpose of the prologue in Sugar Changed the World?
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O to illustrate that living in the Caribbean was not profitable, but affected the history of sugar
O to persuade readers that, before the 20th century, most people's fortunes depended on sugar
O to emphasize how sugar plantations depended on involuntary servitude, and how they shaped the world
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O to inform readers of the authors' family histories and how their connection to sugar spurred their interest and
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