Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

"so, if i surrender myself to going there,
i fear the undertaking shall prove folly. (ii, 34–35)

how does the pilgrim respond to the fear he expresses in these lines?

he decides to carry on anyway.
he looks to the poet for guidance.
he gives in and decides he will not go on.
he cries out to the muses, asking for .

It's to know your purpose before you read something because a purpose can:

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?