Answer:
a. It allows the reader to see the early influences on the character.
Explanation:
When a story begins with a narration that shows a character's childhood, we have the opportunity to get to know this character more deeply and completely, to know his references and the events in his childhood that influenced his life as an adult. Thus, the reader establishes a relationship of intimacy with the character, where deep knowledge allows us to understand how childhood influenced this character. Thus we can conclude that the main benefit of having the narrator begin the story with events from his childhood is to allow the reader to see the first influences on the character.
