The idea of monsters have played a role in society since the beginning of civilization. In the novel Grendel, I believe Grendel is useful for the humans in the novel. As the dragon said in chapter() Grendel is the monster that makes the human think, plot, and become smarter. Grendel provides the fear that makes the human evolve, by stimulating them to change or adapt. It would be hard to say whether the world would be better with or without Grendel. Humans can be monsters themselves, they do horrible things to one another. Grendel even states that humans are more vicious than wolves, implying that the humans may be monsters themselves. I believe that the world in Grendel would be the same violent place that it would be with or without the
