It gives a better understanding of what time of day it is and that Jamie’s mood should be calm, tired, or relaxed
Answer:
From Grendel's point of view, what is man? Man is proud, vain, hopeful, dogmatic, and unobservant to the world around him. Grendel sees all of these traits in their constant rebuilding of the mead halls he destroys.
The second one is a run on sentence