Question

Read the excerpt from "Lewis Hine Helps a Nation See the Light."

Hine was born in 1874 in Wisconsin. He knew what it was like to work in an industry at a young age: as a teen, he had to take a factory job during a time of family hardship. Luckily for Hine, his life in the factory was only temporary. He was eventually able to leave it behind, complete high school, and go to college.

The author's purpose for including this information in the text is to show that

Hine had a connection to and a real interest in these children and their plight.
Hine was able to receive a high school and college education.
Hine had the needed credentials to take on this particular assignment.
Hine, who was born in 1874, was a rather young man when he undertook this project.

Answer 1

Hine had a connection to and a real interest in these children and their plight.

Explanation: The passage emphasizes his own experience working in a factory as a teen, showing why he would empathize with and be motivated to document child labor—not to prove credentials, age, or simply that he was educated.