Which of the following describes the purpose of this article?
Early in the morning on July 13th, forty-three pounds of oranges were dumped in the drive-way of John Milton's home. The oranges blocked Milton's car in and prevented him from leaving his home. Milton, a candidate for mayor, believes that his opponent's staff is responsible for the prank. Spenser, Milton's opponent, often urges his supporters to wear the color orange to his rallies. "It's just the sort of thing Spenser would do," said Milton, "it's just like him to use symbolism in an attack." The police have yet to name a suspect. "We do not have evidence indicating that Mr. Spenser was part of the prank against Milton," said a spokesperson for the department.
to describe events that occurred on July 13th
to convince the audience to vote for Edmund Spenser
to convince the audience to vote for John Milton
to entertain the audience with a humorous story about a prank
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On the 13th, John Milton has had a prank performed over him in his own yard. The prank included lot of oranges that actually blocked his car and he was not able to leave his home and do his job. As a politician would do, Milton used this situation to blame his opponent and his staff for this prank to make bad reputation on them. Not having any proof about who actually did it, Milton used symbolism to explain the connection with Spenser and his collaborates, thus portraying him in the public as someone that is irresponsible and childish. The goal of that is of course to make the people vote for him and move them away from Spenser.