Grendel Versus Grendel
Grendel can generally be described as a brutal monster, that to everyone's best guess came from the devil himself, however, we can see that there are differing descriptions of this violent, monstrous character. The depiction of Grendel in the novel by John Gardner, and the depiction of Grendel from the excerpt from Beowulf is mostly similar, both are seen as a brutal monster, but we see a more in depth analysis of who Grendel actually is specifically, in Gardner's description and he gives further detail in to Grendel's thoughts, personality and worries, whereas in the excerpt, we get little to no details or background on Grendel.
Our first example in how Grendel is more developed in Gardener's interpretation is that …show more content…
This shows that Grendel, although a major character and plot point, has little to no depth in his characterization, where all he does is kill and be unhappy. This is different to Gardner's representation where Grendel has thoughts and feelings, he wants to find out why he lives and what the world around him is. This is evident in Grendel's questioning of his loneliness in the beginning of the novel, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to? I said. The stars said nothing, but I pretended to ignore the rudeness”(Gardner 53). Grendel in the novel is evidently more analyzed and described in depth as soon by this quote and throughout the novel itself, where Grendel wants social interaction, he doesn't want to be left alone to kill like in Beowulf but rather he wishes to be loved by someone other than his mother, where he can hopefully be happy. Grendel's personality ties into his worries, which is the third distinct difference between Grendel's representation by Gardner as to the excerpt from
Grendel can generally be described as a brutal monster, that to everyone's best guess came from the devil himself, however, we can see that there are differing descriptions of this violent, monstrous character. The depiction of Grendel in the novel by John Gardner, and the depiction of Grendel from the excerpt from Beowulf is mostly similar, both are seen as a brutal monster, but we see a more in depth analysis of who Grendel actually is specifically, in Gardner's description and he gives further detail in to Grendel's thoughts, personality and worries, whereas in the excerpt, we get little to no details or background on Grendel.
Our first example in how Grendel is more developed in Gardener's interpretation is that …show more content…
This shows that Grendel, although a major character and plot point, has little to no depth in his characterization, where all he does is kill and be unhappy. This is different to Gardner's representation where Grendel has thoughts and feelings, he wants to find out why he lives and what the world around him is. This is evident in Grendel's questioning of his loneliness in the beginning of the novel, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to? I said. The stars said nothing, but I pretended to ignore the rudeness”(Gardner 53). Grendel in the novel is evidently more analyzed and described in depth as soon by this quote and throughout the novel itself, where Grendel wants social interaction, he doesn't want to be left alone to kill like in Beowulf but rather he wishes to be loved by someone other than his mother, where he can hopefully be happy. Grendel's personality ties into his worries, which is the third distinct difference between Grendel's representation by Gardner as to the excerpt from