Imagine you are reading a story about a boy who rescues a puppy from a dark well. the story begins by describing how the boy's cousin once rescued him. as the story develops, you read how the boy volunteers at an animal shelter. you also learn that he plays with dogs that are waiting to find homes. (the last sentence is the bolded sentence) what was the author's purpose of including the bolded sentence description? a. the purpose is to provide an anecdote to introduce the boy to readers. b. the purpose is to present an example of his willingness to others. c. the purpose is to describe the reasons for his actions. d. the purpose is to add details about how he volunteers.

the answer is bags.

11-32. the main character in the parable, the forgiving father, whose character remains constant throughout the story, is a picture of god. in telling the story, jesus identifies himself with god in his loving attitude to the lost. the younger son symbolizes the lost (the tax collectors and sinners of that day, luke 15: 1), and the elder brother represents the self-righteous (the pharisees and teachers of the law of that day, luke 15: 2). the major theme of this parable seems not to be so much the conversion of the sinner, as in the previous two parables of luke 15, but rather the restoration of a believer into fellowship with the father. in the first two parables, the owner went out to look for what was lost (luke 15: 1-10), whereas in this story the father waits and watches eagerly for his son's return. we see a progression through the three parables from the relationship of one in a hundred (luke 15: 1-7), to one in ten (luke 15: 8-10), to one in one (luke 15: 11-32), demonstrating god’s love for each individual and his personal attentiveness towards all humanity. we see in this story the graciousness of the father overshadowing the sinfulness of the son, as it is the memory of the father’s goodness that brings the prodigal son to repentance (romans 2: 4).