Read the excerpt from Iqbal. My first impression was that he was handsome. Then I thought, No, he isn't really good-looking. But he had such eyes. They were sweet and deep and they weren't afraid. He was standing at the threshold of the workroom with Hussain Khan's enormous hand gripping his arm and we were all looking at him. The fourteen of us child-slaves plus Karim, all observing another slave. He was one of the many who had come and gone over the years, but we felt that somehow, this new boy was different. He looked around at us, one by one. He was sad, of course, like anyone who has been away from home for a long time, like anyone who is little more than a slave, like anyone who can't imagine what will become of him. But I'm telling you this: He wasn't afraid. Why did the author choose to provide this fictional account of Iqbal Masih, who was a real person

1). to interpret and share real events

2).  to bring Iqbal to life through descriptive detail and dialogue

4). to add details, such as characters' thoughts and feelings, to the story since some of these details are not known

5).  to engage the reader by sharing his point of view about the topic.

Explanation:

The author opted to offer a fictional account of the real person, Iqbal Masih, as he was willing to share and throw light upon the real events that took place. It allowed him to 'bring Iqbal to life using descriptive dialogues and details' that would help the readers to associate with him more effectively and 'share his internal thoughts and feelings' which would help unveil the hidden and unknown details to the readers. This fictional account also permits the author to share his own stand or point of view on the turn of events that would offer a perspective to the readers to view the text and understand it more effectively and elicit the desired feelings or responses. Thus, options 1, 2, 4, and 5 are the correct answers.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.