What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

a.
to generate excitement and stimulate the imagination
b.
to set the scene and provide some background information
c.
to explain a complex problem and propose an easy solution
d.
to describe a significant event and its likely consequences

to set the scene and provide some background information

Explanation:

situational archetype describes the adventures of hero. the examples of situational archetypes are the quest, good vs evil, the task which represent respectively search, good forces, characters vs the evil ones and a certain job that must be done. from the given options, we cannot observe the subplot the beauty and the beast which is a correct answer for this question.

i don't know sorry i cannot read a novel in 30 min.

explanation:

but just in case i think the answer is b.