What is the purpose of a compare and contrast essay? A. to analyze something by taking it apart and looking at is features B. to draw a relationship between two or more ideas C. to find the differences between two like things D. to describe something in explicit detail

I would say that the answer is C. to find the differences between two or more ideas

Explanation:

Option A. is used more as an anylazation and investigation project, option B. is used if you have to do a report on several items at once, (meaning more than two), and option D. is referring to only one thing you're having to anylize.