What is the purpose of the underlined words?Kevin, with his tall stature and black, thick hair, was very noticeable among the shorter, blonde-headed boys.

Tall stature and black thick hairs are the main points of attention.

Explanation:

An underlined text in the sentence is one which has a fine line beneath the words. This is mostly to draw the attention of the reader to the specific word or text. When an important text is not underlined the reader may miss out that text and fails to understand its importance. The word tall stature and black thick hair underlined in this sentence refers to the importance and noticeable text in the sentence.  

jenkins wanted the narrator to write a ghost story for his magazine. he wanted the narrator to give the readers a story based on the supernatural. he wanted him to give the readers real 'horror' stories and not the type of live ghosts which he had presented in his earlier stories.