Question

pandora’s post
by b. k. mcswain
lillian couldn’t believe how out of hand everything had
become after her innocuous post; it was only supposed to
entertain her friends. after all, skye was an incredible
singer/songwriter, and lillian only wanted her friends to
know, but now, skye was not talking to her, and she was in
danger of losing her new best friend. it all started three
weeks ago when lillian was at skye’s house and skye
mentioned she played the guitar.
“how have we been friends for so long, and i never
knew you played?” lillian asked.
“six months is not that long, but it does seem like we’ve
known each other for years,” skye admitted, strumming the
guitar. then she began a melody that captivated lillian
and when she began singing, lillian couldn’t believe her
friend was so talented. she fumbled with her phone until
she had accessed the video camera and began recording
the impromptu performance.
“this is so going up on my page!” lillian announced
and before skye could protest, the song was posted to her
social media page, and before skye could insist she take it
down, it had 15 \likes.\ lillian convinced her friend to let it
go viral, and they would’ve forgotten all about it had it not gone
viral.
now, skye was fielding calls from all over the country
from music producers wanting her to record with them. the
producer of a morning show had invited her to perform on
live tv and local news people were coming in...
this passage is a modern version of the classic pandora myth in which pandora is given a box she is told not to
open. she opens it anyway, and all manner of evil is spilled out. which sentence from the modern tale is an
allusion to the myth of pandora?
\this is so going up
on my page!\ lillian
announced and before
skye could protest,
the song was posted, and
before skye could insist
she take it down, it had
15 \likes.\
she fumbled with her
phone until she had
accessed the video
camera and began
recording the impromptu
performance.
lillian couldnt believe
how out of hand
everything had become
after her innocuous
post; it was only
supposed to entertain
her friends.
lillian sat wishing that she
could simply inhale deeply
and bring all vestiges of
her friend’s talent out
from the internet and
back into her camera
where it could live
unknown for all of

Explanation:

The classic Pandora myth involves a forbidden box opened despite warnings, releasing evil. The sentence reflects Lillian’s post (like Pandora’s box) being meant for harmless fun but spiraling out of control, mirroring the myth’s core of unintended consequences from a seemingly small action.

Answer:

Lillian couldn't believe how out of hand everything had become after her innocuous post; it was only supposed to entertain her friends.