Question

Read this sentence from John Gardner's Grendel in which the main character speaks about his childhood.

I used to play games when I was young — it might as well be a thousand years ago.

What implicit information about the main character is contained in this sentence?

A. Grendel's memory is more powerful than humans understand.
B. Games and magic spells helped shape who Grendel becomes.
C. Grendel is a monster who lives longer than ordinary creatures.
D. Playfulness and happiness vanish early from Grendel's world.

Answer 1

Playfulness and happiness vanish early from Grendels world

Answer 2

Answer: D. Playfulness and happiness vanish early from Grendel's world.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "Grendel" by John Gardner, we can see the main character (Grendel) speaking about his childhood, when he says he used to play, he also says "it might as well be a thousand years ago" with this phrase he is expressing that it seems like his happy childhood was gon a thousand years ago (a long time ago) which indicates that playfulness and happiness vanish early from Grendel's world.