What is the author's purpose for "The Challenge" by Gary Soto? Please explain why.

The author's purpose for "The Challenge" is to "entertain" readers.

Explanation:

When writing a story, the author sets his/her purpose of either entertaining, persuading or informing readers. "The Challenge" is an example of a story that entertains because it tries to capture the attention of the readers in the character of Jose. Jose wanted to get Estela's attention, thus, he challenged her to a racket ball game.

Unknowingly, Estela beat Jose in the game. This keeps the readers wanting to know more on what's going to happen next. If the reader is a boy, he may pretend to be Jose while if the reader is a girl, she may pretend to be Estela. Since such events are possible to happen in the life of the readers, it can then be classified as entertaining.

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