Comparing 'Grendel And Beowulf' By John Gardner

Compare and Contrast Essay With the two stories about the Grendels one from Beowulf and the other one from the book Grendel by John Gardner. They are both very similar but also they are very different. Here are something that make them different the Grendel from Beowulf is alone and murderous. He is also very confident in his strength and power. It is said that he was, “shut away from men” (line 25). Throughout the story they talk about how he was a murderous creatures banished by God and also that no savage assault would quench his lust. He is very lonely from what I could tell from the story not it doesn’t really show that he looks for companionship to begin with. In the book Grendel it show that hes lonely and he is also very curious
about man he wants to know how they are and everything else. He is very lonely and he questions his existence he always asks his mother, “Why are we here?” (Gardner11). “Why do we stand this putrid stink hole?” (Gardner 11). He wants to have friends and talk to man but because he is despised by them he is rejected and he is left alone. He asks himself, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to?” (Gardner 53) He hates the fact that he can’t talk to anyone even though he lives with his mother she never answers him so he’s pretty much talking to himself and he hates it he values friendship over anything else. This Grendel is also very immature