Question

question 19 of 20
read these excerpts from the way to rainy mountain by n. scott momaday:
then the twins remembered something that the
grandmother spider had told them: \if ever you get caught
in the cave, say to yourselves the word thain - mom, above
my eyes.\ when the giant began to set fires around, the
twins repeated the word thain - mom over and over and over
to themselves, and the smoke remained above their eyes.
when aho saw or heard or thought of something bad,
she said the word zei - dl - bie, \frightful.\ it was the one word with
which she confronted evil and the incomprehensible.... it
was not an exclamation so much, i think, as it was a
warding off, an exertion of the language upon ignorance
and disorder.
which sentence best explains how the personal narrative enhances the
meaning of the mythical description?
a. it makes the myth concrete by revealing the pow that people
place on words.
b. it completes the myth by providing facts about the american
landscape that the myth fails to include.
c. it supports the myth by showing that evil and ignorance are all
around us.
d. it expands upon the myth by revealing that the word zei - dl - be is
derived from thain - mom.

Explanation:

The myth involves words having power (thain - mom keeping smoke above eyes). The personal narrative (Aho using zei - dl - bie) shows people place power on words. This makes the myth's idea of word - power more concrete.

Answer:

A. It makes the myth concrete by revealing the power that people place on words.