Answer:
They explained the unknown.
Explanation:
Myths were so popular thousands of years ago because people needed answers to the unknowns of the universe, and science could not yet give them those answers.
Today, myths are still popular because they are a type of fiction in which we can let our imaginations run wild. In much the same way as our ancestors, we enjoy fiction because of the vast amount of mysteries that still exist in the universe. Now, however, fiction is not meant to explain these unknowns, but rather to entertain because anything is possible in a multiverse.
Apprehension seems to exist among the people of the Southern States that by the accession of a Republican Administration their property and their peace and personal security are to be endangered.There has never been any reasonable cause for such apprehension.Indeed, the most ample evidence to the contrary has all the while existed and been open to their inspection. It is found in nearly all the published speeches of him who now addresses you. I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that–
I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
The main way dramatic tension is built is the clues that Boo gives, making him interesting, but it can also be frightening.
Also, the incidents that pop up in the story also builds up dramatic tension.
