Journal 8

Grendel mocks the Anglo-Saxon literature Beowulf. Grendel is very sarcastic and mocks the fact that Beowulf is based on heroism. Grendel ends up disliking people in general which is the opposite of heroism. Grendel does not try to be a hero except for the couple of times he actually did something good. That was when his perspective on life was different, which is also a major focus in Grendel. Grendel is practically defending himself on how easily Beowulf killed him in Grendel. He states that he slipped on blood which is how Beowulf got the advantage. In Beowulf it just says that Beowulf defeated the evil monster Grendel. Beowulf and Grendel both follow the same themes just in different senses. This is a major reason that Grendel is a parody of Beowulf.