Comparing and contrasting Grendel in the books Grendel and Beowulf
In the book, Beowulf, the monster known as Grendel is seen as aggressive towards humans. ... Grendel can never become truly good, he is compared with the devil and he brings chaos to Hrothgar and his troops. From Beowulf’s point of view, Grendel is just a monstrous being who must be slain. Unlike Grendel, the source of evil in Beowulf is Grendel’s mother, not Grendel himself. In the novel Grendel, Grendel is described to be an intelligent monster that actually shows emotions. ... Grendel’s mother never speaks to Grendel about this, thus, he decides to go to the dragon for the answers. The answer that the dragon gives Grendel turns him into true monster.