Why did the author have a narrator positioned far away from his love's grave

Answer: To build tension for the narrator's most important discovery

The narrator has wandered far from his beloved's grave before the spirits begin to rewrite their epitaphs.

These are the choices:

To suggest that all human beings have surprising character flaws

To build tension for the narrator's most important discovery

To emphasize the difference between most people and the narrator's beloved

To distract the reader from the main surprise of the story

The answer would be letter B - it is to build tension for the narrator's most important discovery.