Read the sentence from chapter 11 of The Awakening. Edna began to feel like one who awakens gradually out of a dream, a delicious, grotesque, impossible dream, to feel again the realities pressing into her soul.

Which best explains the connotation conveyed by the author’s use of both “delicious” and “grotesque” in the sentence?
A Edna is torn between the past and the future; the past disgusts her, while the possible future delights her.
B Edna is realistic about her life; she sees her reality as one that has both good and bad qualities.
C Edna is conflicted; she is both disgusted and delighted by the changes taking place inside her.
D Edna is determined; she knows that she can overcome negative fantasies by embracing the positive in her life.