Read the following excerpt from John Gardner's Grendel

Being young, unable to face these things, I would bawl and

hurl myself at my mother and she would reach out her

claws and seize me, though I could see I alarmed her (1

had teeth like a saw), and she would smash me to her ...

as if to make me a part of her flesh again. After that,

comforted, I would gradually ease back out into my games

(17)

Which phrase from this excerpt most clearly evokes empathy for Grendel?

O

A. bawl and hurl

O

B. reach out her claws

O

c. part of her flesh

O

D. alarmed her

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Aydan

14 August, 00:38

Read the following excerpt from John Gardner's Grendel

Being young, unable to face these things, I would bawl and

hurl myself at my mother and she would reach out her

claws and seize me, though I could see I alarmed her (1

had teeth like a saw), and she would smash me to her ...

as if to make me a part of her flesh again. After that,

comforted, I would gradually ease back out into my games

(17)

Which phrase from this excerpt most clearly evokes empathy for Grendel?

O

A. bawl and hurl

O

B. reach out her claws

O

c. part of her flesh

O

D. alarmed her

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Answers (2)

Know the Answer?

Hanna Welch · Answer 1

bawl and hurl

Krystal Parker · Answer 2

A. bawl and hurl

Explanation:

IN this excerpt the author is talking about what he would do being in the same position as Grendel, in that case he says that being in the same situation as her, he would Bawl and Hurl, saying that he would be screaming and making a mess, while attacking and not knowing how to react to what is happening to him.