There are instances where Shelley describes Frankenstein’s monster as a “fallen angel” who had his bliss taken away from him for no reason which made him a beast to society but if he is given another chance he would “be virtuous” once again (Ch. 10). We see that although the monster is a very fearsome creature and evokes fear in everyone including the reader, he can still be a sympathetic person and evoke sympathy in the reader. Gardner expresses Grendel to be the “brute existent by which” humans “define themselves” and rather than trying to go against this statement Grendel just accepts this and continues to go against mankind (73). If Grendel were to at least attempt to go against this statement and befriend mankind, we would see amazing character development. This doesn’t happen and we see continue to complain how he will never be accepted but never tries unlike the monster who constantly tried to compromise but still failed in the
There are instances where Shelley describes Frankenstein’s monster as a “fallen angel” who had his bliss taken away from him for no reason which made him a beast to society but if he is given another chance he would “be virtuous” once again (Ch. 10). We see that although the monster is a very fearsome creature and evokes fear in everyone including the reader, he can still be a sympathetic person and evoke sympathy in the reader. Gardner expresses Grendel to be the “brute existent by which” humans “define themselves” and rather than trying to go against this statement Grendel just accepts this and continues to go against mankind (73). If Grendel were to at least attempt to go against this statement and befriend mankind, we would see amazing character development. This doesn’t happen and we see continue to complain how he will never be accepted but never tries unlike the monster who constantly tried to compromise but still failed in the