Beowulf Synthesis Essay

For ages people have been thieving. They steal from another’s ideas, build off of their genuine thoughts only to make their work of literature come together and then call it an original piece. This is just the case in Beowulf, the first piece of British literature. Beowulf was most likely created by a Christian between the 7th and 10th century anno domini. This long work of literature was not originally written down but rather told orally. Because of this fact, many different individuals could have added bits and pieces to the epic leaving the author(s) unknown. Being written by an unknown author, Beowulf is simply irresistible. All too common in today’s time, Foster’s statement is often proven correct, “…there is no such thing as a wholly original work of literature.” This holds true not only in other pieces of literature, but also in Beowulf. Readers can many times find archetypal connections linking the ideas of others to the “original” ideas of the creator.
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In the epic poem Beowulf the town is fearful because of a terrorizing fire breathing dragon. This is when Beowulf, the hero of the story, is summoned once again to help. He goes to slay the beast only to find that he can no longer fight like he used to. This puts Beowulf in a dangerous situation where he needs rescuing from another. This is similar to How to Train Your Dragon in which Hiccup the main character also seen as the hero traps the evil Night Fury. He realizes here that he did not want to hurt this creature, so he starts to let it go. When Hiccup does this, Night Fury pounces on top of him leaving him with more than he can handle. In this aspect, I believe the author of How to Train Your Dragon used this to then create the rest of the book. If this holds true, then Foster’s statement, “There is no wholly original work of literature,” would be