11 March 2010 John Gardner’s Grendel The author of Grendel‚ John Gardner‚ is considered one of the most influential and controversial authors in the twenty-first century. Known for his brutal honesty in religion and society‚ which is most commonly reflected in his novel. In his novel Grendel‚ John Gardner translates his personal tragedies into the text with depictions including his own life experiences‚ tragedies‚ and religious upbringing. John Gardner was born in 1933‚ in Batavia‚ New York
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Grendel was not human‚ he was an animal that eats anything he sees around him. Grendel was a lonely beast‚ he did not have any relationship with any human being. His Mother was the only person he knew since he was a little child. Grendel’s mother loved him is some different ways‚ but he was not sure about that. “I understood that‚ finally and absolutely‚ I alone exist. All the rest‚ I saw‚ is merely what pushes me‚ or what I push against‚ blindly as blindly as all that is not myself pushes back.”
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Beowulf‚ who leads a company of soldiers to Denmark‚ in order to assist the King of the Scyldings‚ Hrothgar‚ by slaying an evil creature named Grendel. However‚ a parallel version of the well-known epic was later produced‚ titled Grendel‚ and it told the tale of Beowulf from the perspective of the antagonist‚ Grendel. This version of the tale follows Grendel from his early childhood when he first started interacting with humans‚ until his ultimate demise at the hands of Beowulf. Grendel’s discussion
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In the story Grendel‚ there are a lot of different themes and lessons one of the main themes in this story is isolation. Grendel is a very isolated character who is looking for his purpose in life. Grendel has a lot of hate in his heart‚ but there is also a lot of love in it at the same time. So throughout the story‚ there are a lot of moments when Grendel has a battle within his self. For example when Grendel first hears the Shaper playing in chapter 3 it starts to make Grendel think different about
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and has potential to develop throughout life. However complex and/or complete either theory may be neither are able to offer an acceptable solution that answers the question of how individuals learn. Howard Gardner‚ a Harvard Professor‚ offers yet another theory: Multiple Intelligence. Gardner introduced his theory of Multiple Intelligence in his 1983 book Frames of Mind. His theory challenges the traditional psychological and biological view of intelligence as a single capacity that drives logical
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04/02/13 Grendel The book Grendel by John Gardner is about a monster‚ named Grendel‚ who involves himself with humans. It goes back in time to show the origins of the conflict between them and also to show Grendel’s personal change within. The novel provides the view of the “monster” that everyone in Beowulf feared and hated. It showcases how certain events and experiences shaped Grendel‚ not only as a monster‚ but as a human and observer.
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The short story‚ “Dragon‚ Dragon”‚ by John Gardner‚ shows readers that when you listen to your elders‚ you will have a better chance of succeeding than not listening to your elders and failing. For example‚ when the eldest son goes to slay the dragon and asks for his father’s advice‚ he says‚ “How curious! The old man is not as wise as I thought. If I say something like that to the dragon‚ he will eat me up in an instant” (209). Also‚ when the middle son goes to slay the dragon and asks for his father’s
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1st Block Mr. Burkett 3/8/15 Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific modalities‚ rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. Gardner chose eight abilities that he held to meet these criteria: musical–rhythmic‚ visual-spatial‚ verballinguistic‚ logical–mathematical‚ bodily–kinesthetic‚ interpersonal‚ intrapersonal‚ and naturalistic. 1. Musical-rhythmic and harmonic: People who have
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what is not? In John Gardner’s Grendel‚ the main character wonders if he is truly evil and the purpose for his existence. He starts as a poor‚ lonely creature‚ but after an encounter with a dragon‚ his mindset changes. He experiments with different philosophies in order to define his existence. Consequently‚ he becomes an intolerably evil creature that shows no remorse for his actions. He intentionally deceives the Danish people‚ disrespects others‚ and kills for sport. Grendel is evil according
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through his art and use those emotions to manipulate them into constructing a common‚ coherent‚ and uplifting value system. Having seen the past that the Shaper glorified‚ Grendel is horrified by sheer power of the Shaper’s poetry and feels weak when he realizes that he too is being manipulated into believing the Shaper’s lies. When Grendel first hears the Shaper’s song‚ he is so overcome with emotion that he bursts into tears‚ momentarily loses his ability to speak and could not help but flee‚ “thus I
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