Read this excerpt from the beginning of nikolai gogol's "the nose": on the 25th march, 18—, a very strange occurrence took place in st petersburg. which option best explains why gogol chose to begin his story in this way? a. to let readers know that the story that follows is nonfiction b. to allow readers to better imagine what st. petersburg looks like c. to immediately establish a straightforward and matter-of-fact tone d. to explain that information in the story is factual and correct