B) it provides comic relief at a tense moment
That footnote can play a large role in helping Karim better understand the myth, because instead of just listing the source, it gives a bit of history about the subject.
Explanation:
The character in the part of the book can be described as careless, I did a assignment like this once and that's what I wrote and I passed but it may be different.
I dont understand sorry is that german or what