In the myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor creates a statue of a woman so beautiful that he falls in love with it. The goddess Aphrodite takes pity on the sculptor and changes the statue into a real woman. Which common motif from mythology is most clearly shown in the story? O A. The hero's journey O B. Explanations of nature C. Physical transformation D. The dangers of arrogance

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went