B. malevolent because of the definition and because it fits in the sentence.
I hope this helps:)
Based on this excerpt, the author's purpose for writing is to heal. In literature, the term purpose refers to a person's reason for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade. The author's goal is to convince the reader to agree with the author. This means the author wants the reader to think or act in a specific way, such as this case, the author's purpose is to persuade the reader that to heal is the is the purpose for writing.
