In paragraph 1, what is the author’s purpose for including the detail, “just weeks or maybe a month before the orphanage turned me into an old man”? A.
to reveal to his audience that he spent the majority of his life at the orphanage, even after he became an adult

B.
to reflect on the harshness of living in an institution for too long and the lasting effects it can have on someone

C.
to reveal that time began to pass much too quickly for him once he began living at the orphanage

D.
to reflect on the many extraordinary experiences he had while at the orphanage