Read the following context and answer the question.
Context: I did n't need to watch what I already knew . Perhaps to others it would be shocking or interesting or strange ... Not to me , it was normal , comforting , and even safe . My thoughts drifted back to the giraffe , attacking the woman who showed me her house and her whispering " it 's okay , just go " . I realized , that it was n't a dream , it was a story , and she was a character in my mind ... She was showing me , not her home , but her mind ... her soul .
Question: Why may people be sympathetic for the woman ?
Answer:


She was assaulted by a beast .