1 "I hear it's someone's birthday today," remarked Ms. Perkins, the secretary, as Benjamin exited his mother's office. This was
a disadvantage of having your mom as your school principal—the faculty knew everything about you. 2 "I'm eighteen today," Benjamin replied with an embarrassed grin.
3 "Well, you don't look any different than you did yesterday," Ms. Perkins joked as she signed his hall pass.
4 Later, Benjamin caught his reflection in the cafeteria window and thought about what Ms. Perkins had said. Today, he was officially an adult, but he didn't look any different. He still had the same dark, disheveled hair and the same inquisitive eyes that were so large they sometimes seemed disproportionate with the rest of his face. He was the same height, and he still had the same prominent chin.
5 He also didn't feel particularly different. Benjamin could vividly recall the exhilaration he'd experienced on the morning of his tenth birthday. He'd bounded out of bed and basked in the knowledge that he was now one of the big kids. Benjamin felt as if he could do anything in that moment, but he didn't feel that immeasurable sense of joy today—and he couldn't help but wonder why.
What is the purpose of the dialogue in this passage?
A To reveal what Benjamin is thinking
B To show the reader the depth of the relationship between the character
C To reveal the premise of the passage- Benjamin's birthday
D To explain the internal conflict of the main character
Explanation: A myth is a traditional story that explains a historical event or a natural or social phenomenon, it is also used to explain customs. In the given excerpt from the myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by E. M. Berens we can see the explanation of the existence of the sun and the moon and also the origin of the dew (elements of the natural world), all of this is explained by using the gods Helios, Selene and Herse.
