Question

Alyssa looked perfect as she arrived to her dance recital. Although her costume and her make-up were beautiful, the weather was ugly. By the time she made it inside from the car, the wind and rain left her hair looking like Medusa's.

Based on the mythological allusion, Alyssa's hair looked

Answer 1

Alyssa's hair appeared tangled and chaotic, much like Medusa's snake-like hair, due to the bad weather.

Based on the mythological allusion to Medusa in the provided passage, Alyssa's hair looked tangled and wild, similar to Medusa's snakes, after she was caught in the wind and rain.

Medusa's hair was transformed into writhing snakes as a punishment by the goddess Athena.

This allusion suggests that Alyssa's hair was in a state of disorder, resembling the chaotic and unnerving appearance of Medusa's snake-infested hair.

The probable question may be:

How does the mythological allusion to Medusa enhance the description of Alyssa's hair in the context of the bad weather?