This question is based on the Literary Appreciation. 'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from...

This question is based on the Literary Appreciation.

'Your no-good pig, and here I am feeding him everyday letting him sleep in my house. I got a knife from the kitchen. I am going to kill that pig.'

Patricia Melo:The Killer

The speaker in the excerpt above is trying to

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The speaker in the excerpt is contemplating the killing of the pig. The phrase "I am going to kill that pig" is a clear indication of the speaker's intentions. The preceding statements about the pig being no good and the speaker feeding it and letting it sleep in their house suggest that the speaker has some sort of personal grievance against the pig, and is therefore justifying the action of killing it. The speaker is not reporting the pig before killing it or trying to brace himself up for the action; rather, the speaker is expressing a determined intent to carry out the act of killing the pig.