Question

use the passage from \the cart\ to answer the question. given all this, you can imagine my surprise when i heard it speak or, to be more precise, when i heard what it said. its declaration was the last thing i was expecting to hear. its words went through me like a spear of ice and forced me to reconsider the whole situation, beginning with the sympathy i felt for the cart, then the sympathy i felt for myself, and more generally my sympathy for miracles. i wasnt surprised by the fact of it speaking; i had been expecting that. perhaps i felt that our relationship had matured to the point where linguistic signs were appropriate. i knew that the moment had come for it to say something to me (for example that it admired me and loved me and was on my side). i bent down next to it, pretending to tie my shoelaces, so that i could put my ear to the wire mesh on its side, and then i was able to hear its voice, a whisper from the underside of the world, and yet the words were perfectly clear and distinct. \i am evil.\ use the passage to answer the question. in 1 - 2 sentences, explain an inference about the narrators state of mind that is supported by the details in the passage, and provide at least one piece of strong evidence to support your inference. (2 points) short answer rubric (2 points) points awarded criteria

Explanation:

The narrator seems to have a complex and perhaps somewhat delusional or overly imaginative state of mind. The evidence is that they were expecting the cart to speak (as if in a relationship that "matured" to that point) and then when it said "I am Evil," it made them re - consider their whole situation including their "sympathy for miracles".

Answer:

The narrator may have an over - imaginative or delusional state. Evidence: Expected cart to speak (like a relationship "maturing") and re - evaluated situation (including "sympathy for miracles") when cart said "I am Evil".