The bear was very hungry. Hope that helps.
The author uses first person perspective to help create suspense in this passage.
Having the author experience the events along with the narrator creates a sense of calm and happiness at first, lulling the narrator (and the reader) into a sense of comfort. Then, seeing the surprise and the horror of her older face the narrator and the reader discover it together and the mood shifts instantly.
“Text structure. Organization, vocabulary, and content all contribute to the way the text is formatted. The fluency could also be counted as content.”
