Ali is reading a myth from northern Europe. He finds a footnote in the text. What might that footnote provide to help Ali better understand the myth?

A

dialogue essential to the story

B

an explanation of a character or god unfamiliar to Ali

C

the myth’s plot, or series of actions

D

indirect characterization, or the character’s own words that reveal what he or she is like

Ali is reading a myth from northern Europe. This myth may be unfamiliar with him, and it will also be difficult for him to understand and get everything or every name mentioned in the myth. Moreover, myths mainly contains names of places and gods that are local to the region and may be quite hard for someone out of that area to get it easily. So, with the available footnote that he finds in the text, he will get an explanation of a character or god unfamiliar to him. Footnotes provide extra details or information about what are written in the text. The main use of the footnotes is because they are not necessary to be included in the main text but necessary for the understanding of it. They also act as a source of extra details for the main text.