Knights of pure chivalry, warriors of bravery and wrath. Bedtime stories, riddled with villains, monsters, and dragons opening the floodgates of horror on royal subjects. Either through the means of science or time, the creatures have been condemned to only be real in stories. The snarling beasts of old, terrorizing only the pages of a book, the croaking voice of an old man passing on a story to children around a fire. The story of Beowulf is not excluded from the examples previously mentioned.
However, monsters are very much present in a metaphorical sense within American culture. The beasts are all alive and well, its life force dependent on the hatred of it’s host. The monster of racism is merely a parasitic dragon, feeding on the fears and dehumanizing actions of its host. We should not choose to feed the sycophant any further. …show more content…
The words, “Pearl Harbor,” were etched into the conscience of Hawaii. Like the defeat of Grendel in Beowulf, the people pleaded and longed for the extermination of this enemy. Many American people, and even officials turned to abhorrence. Confinement camps were established all over the country, some of which even being in the state in which the class resides in: Arkansas. Racial slurs and slang became almost an oral tradition of their own, and as common as a kenning in an Old English text. Yet, over time, forgiveness swept across our people. The dragon still persists silently, lurking underneath the surface of sweet smiles. Only the monster on the surface was wiped out, that being towards only the
However, monsters are very much present in a metaphorical sense within American culture. The beasts are all alive and well, its life force dependent on the hatred of it’s host. The monster of racism is merely a parasitic dragon, feeding on the fears and dehumanizing actions of its host. We should not choose to feed the sycophant any further. …show more content…
The words, “Pearl Harbor,” were etched into the conscience of Hawaii. Like the defeat of Grendel in Beowulf, the people pleaded and longed for the extermination of this enemy. Many American people, and even officials turned to abhorrence. Confinement camps were established all over the country, some of which even being in the state in which the class resides in: Arkansas. Racial slurs and slang became almost an oral tradition of their own, and as common as a kenning in an Old English text. Yet, over time, forgiveness swept across our people. The dragon still persists silently, lurking underneath the surface of sweet smiles. Only the monster on the surface was wiped out, that being towards only the