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Beowulf Vs. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch and Beowulf Compare

Have you ever read an epic poem and watched a movie that has a lot of resemblance? I’ve read the epic poem Beowulf, and I’ve watched the movie How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Surprisingly enough, these two are very alike. While How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Beowulf are obviously different, they relate with the characters, conflict, and setting.

Did you know that the Grinch and Beowulf have the same characterization? Beowulf and Cindy Lou were considered heroes. Beowulf saved the people from Grendel, and Cindy Lou saved the Grinch from destroying Christmas. The Who’s and Danes were afraid of the monster. The Who’s were scared of the grinch, because of all the bad stories told to them. The Danes were scared of Grendel, because he was killing people. Characterization plays a huge role in all stories.

Have you also noticed, that the Grinch and Grendel have a lot of the same conflict? Grendel and the Grinch are evil monsters. Grendel killed everyone in his sight, and the Grinch tried to steal everyone’s Christmas that was in sight. Grendel and the Grinch attacked at night. Grendel would go in for the kill while all the Danes were sleeping, and the Grinch set out to steal Christmas when all the Who’s were sleeping. Conflict plays an ginormous role in any movie, or any type of reading. …show more content…
Both Grendel and the the Grinch live in a cave away from the main part of town. Grendel lives in a cave under a lake a ways from Herot, and the Grinch lives in a cave on the top of a mountain from Whoville. Grendel and the Grinch both commit crime in the city limits. Grendel terrorizes and kills the people. The Grinch burned the Christmas tree of Whoville, and stole their presents. For the reader to know when, where, and what time for each part of a story, the setting plays that colossal
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