Because he was trying to replicate real life dystopias in real life.
It could either be B or C. B makes sense because he was hurt by the cat, but C makes sense because his soul "took flight" from his body and "fiendish malevolence" thrilled him. Id go with choice C.
The constitution and declaration of independence are two documents that foes Martin Luther king Jr. Refer to as a "promissory note to which every American was to fall heir ."
