The sensory language in the line, “There was a chorus of deep growls . . .” suggests that the Pack is unified in their response to Shere Khan's demand for Mowgli. The deep growls indicate a sense of strength and determination among the wolves, reflecting their readiness to stand together against a threat rather than showing fear or division. Therefore, this would imply that the Pack is ready to hunt Mowgli because he is all alone rather than being afraid of Shere Khan or divided over what to do.
Akela never raised his head from his paws, but went on with the monotonous cry, “Look well!” A muffled roar came up from behind the rocks – the voice of Shere Khan crying, “The cub is mine; give him to me. What have the Free People to do with a man’s cub?”
Akela never even twitched his ears. All he said was, “Look well, O Wolves! What have the Free People to do with the orders of any save the Free People? Look well!”
There was a chorus of deep growls, and a young wolf in his fourth year flung back Shere Khan’s question to Akela: “What have the Free People to do with a man’s cub?”
—“Mowgli’s Brothers,” The Jungle Book,
Rudyard Kipling
What does the sensory language in the line, “There was a chorus of deep growls . . .” show readers about the Pack?
The Pack is ready to hunt Mowgli because he is all alone.
The Pack is divided about what to do with Mowgli.
The Pack is afraid of Shere Khan and wants to give Mowgli to him.
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