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?
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A. bawl and hurl
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B. reach out her claws
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c. part of her flesh
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D. alarmed her