Read this excerpt from frankenstein:
i beheld the wretch, the miserable monster whom i had created. he held up the curtain of the bed; and his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me. his jaws opened, and he muttered some inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled his cheeks. he might have spoken, but i did not hear .
what part of the excerpt most clearly creates reader empathy for the monster?
a. his eyes, if eyes they may be called, were fixed on me.
b. while a grin wrinkled his cheeks.
c. the miserable monster whom i had created.
d. but i did not hear.
