The novel Grendel represents a key conflict between chaos and order that are both portrayed throughout the entire book More commonly seen however was Grendels issue of creating chaos with his terrorizing of the Danes and his hatred for everything With Grendel random chance reigns due to the fact that Grendel had decided that nothing mattered but what he wanted thus creating a world of complete chaos which ultimately led to his downfall in the end Grendel lives his life trying to figure out who
Comparison of Gardners Grendel to Beowulfs Grendel There are many differences between Gardners Grendel and the Grendel in Beowulf but all of them are ultimately just a product of perspective Beowulf uses an omniscient narrator while Grendel is told in first person from Grendel himself This difference in perspective creates two remarkably different characters While the two Grendels do have similarities I believe this was only done to make the character recognizable and qualify the book as a take
John Gardner displays Grendel as a very critical and important character in his novel Grendel In fact without Grendel the novel in itself would not exist Through humanistic and animalistic qualities John Gardner brings out Grendel to have a significant presence in the novel Grendel From the start of the novel Gardner is presented as a lonely and dumb creature He is described to live in a cave that is dark and somewhat spooky No one talks except for Grendel Everyone else is described through act
In the book Grendel by John Gardner Grendel is portrayed as a lonely character that is misunderstood and is disliked by everyone During the course of the story Grendel meets many people whom change the course of his destiny Three characters that have impacted Grendel the most are the Dragon the Shaper and Beowulf each playing a role in either inspiring or destroying him First off the dragon has one of the biggest impacts on Grendel because he changes his perspective on life itself and also gran