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A) to analyse the theme in a piece of narrative writing
Grendel attacks Heorot and devours the first warrior he encounters, when he tries to grab the second warrior, Grendel is shocked when the warrior grabs him back with great strenght (by the time the reader discovers this warrior was actually Beowulf).
Whitney feels bad for the animals being hunted, whereas Rainsford does not have any sympathy towards the animals.
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