Eric Jordan
Mrs. Byrd
AP Lit 5th
7 January 2015
GORY GRUESOME GRENDEL
Character is defined as a Literary from which flourished in England and France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. IT is a brief and descriptive sketch of a personage who typifies some define quality. The person is described not as an individualized personality but as an example of some vice or virtue type, such as busybody, a superstitious fellow, a fop, a country bumpkin, a garrulous old man, a happy milkmaid, etc.(Holman). The novel GRENDEL by John Gardner is a fiction based in the 6th century in Denmark.
John Gardner was born in July 21, 1933 in Batavia New York. He married Joan Louise Patterson on June 6, 1953; they had some kids but later got divorced in 1980. Later he got remarried to Liz Rosenberg which later ended in divorce in 1982. John Gardner had colon cancer and was hospitalized for several months. He died from motorcycle accident.
The novel Grendel tells the story of Grendel and Hrothgar 's intertwined fates leading up to the arrival of Beowulf. Grendel is about a monstrous creature that is in a 12 year battle with the humans of Denmark. Oddly enough throughout the seasons Grendel avoids them sometimes …show more content…
He has yet to venture out to far from his cave and when he does it is like the saying. “Curiosity killed the cat.” He is inquisitive about everything. Whether it is about the humans and their reasoning for what they do or when he goes on his journey to find the meaning of life. Regardless Grendel gets the short end of the stick whenever he tries to invade Hrothgar’s hall. This is because he was curious about the new comers and their leader Beowulf. ANGER ISSUES is a problem for Grendel because whenever he gets all mad he reacts and usually ends up in a gory manner. IRRATIONAL THINKING/ PHILOSOPHY is also an issue for him. All of these three points go hand in hand. Usually meaning that one of them will lead to another by some
Mrs. Byrd
AP Lit 5th
7 January 2015
GORY GRUESOME GRENDEL
Character is defined as a Literary from which flourished in England and France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. IT is a brief and descriptive sketch of a personage who typifies some define quality. The person is described not as an individualized personality but as an example of some vice or virtue type, such as busybody, a superstitious fellow, a fop, a country bumpkin, a garrulous old man, a happy milkmaid, etc.(Holman). The novel GRENDEL by John Gardner is a fiction based in the 6th century in Denmark.
John Gardner was born in July 21, 1933 in Batavia New York. He married Joan Louise Patterson on June 6, 1953; they had some kids but later got divorced in 1980. Later he got remarried to Liz Rosenberg which later ended in divorce in 1982. John Gardner had colon cancer and was hospitalized for several months. He died from motorcycle accident.
The novel Grendel tells the story of Grendel and Hrothgar 's intertwined fates leading up to the arrival of Beowulf. Grendel is about a monstrous creature that is in a 12 year battle with the humans of Denmark. Oddly enough throughout the seasons Grendel avoids them sometimes …show more content…
He has yet to venture out to far from his cave and when he does it is like the saying. “Curiosity killed the cat.” He is inquisitive about everything. Whether it is about the humans and their reasoning for what they do or when he goes on his journey to find the meaning of life. Regardless Grendel gets the short end of the stick whenever he tries to invade Hrothgar’s hall. This is because he was curious about the new comers and their leader Beowulf. ANGER ISSUES is a problem for Grendel because whenever he gets all mad he reacts and usually ends up in a gory manner. IRRATIONAL THINKING/ PHILOSOPHY is also an issue for him. All of these three points go hand in hand. Usually meaning that one of them will lead to another by some