Question

Read the excerpt from Free the Children.

"School," I had asked him, "would you like to go to school?"
"What is school? What is it like? What do people do there?"
"What do you hope for the future?" I said.
"I will do the same job. I will work to pay the debt. I will work to eat. One day I will take a loan from the owner. My children will have to pay."

Why does the author most likely include this interaction?

to emphasize the generational cycle of debt slavery
to highlight how Iqbal’s work helped people
to show why Iqbal was targeted for his work
to illustrate how people escape from debt slavery

Answer 1

a) to emphasize the generational cycle of debt slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

a) to emphasize the generational cycle of debt slavery

Step-by-step explanation:

From the excerpt where he quotes, "I will do the same job. I will work to pay the debt." The extract places an emphasis on slavery and debt.