Company of Wolves Quote

"See! sweet and sound she sleeps in granny's bed, between the paws of the tender wolf."

Uh...this story really confused me, especially the end. But there's something about this line that really stood out to me; I thought it was really significant that the author made this her last line in the story. And here the wolf is described as tender, whereas before he was a monster, something to be feared. I just thought this was really interesting and worth bringing up; however, since I don't fully understand the story and was told to refrain from interpreting it here, I won't think dissect in further on here...but I think it would be a cool thing to bring up in class. Why are we reading these stories? Why Angela Carter, why these pieces? Every time I read something new from her I ask myself these questions. I feel like she's going over my hand a lot of times with her writings, but then I think there must be a reason we're reading these particular stories and not something else. Something to think about.