Comparing Grendel 'And The Monster In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein'

Secretive Pain Grendel from the novel is similar to the Monster in Frankenstein because Grendel and the Fiend both are misunderstood creatures, judged by their appearances, and out casted into the world. In Grendel it tells us of how much he is in agony, and longs for a chance at companionship. Since no one understands him, or looked past his outer appearance they seemed to have made assumptions about his demeanor and out casted him. “So it is with me day by day and age by age, I tell myself. Locked in the deadly progression of moon and stars. I shake my head, muttering darkly on shaded paths holding conversation with the only friend and comfort this world allows, my shadow.” (8) In Frankenstein the Fiend has similar feelings as Grendel. He longs to belong to someone, to have a family of being like himself, and friend, but the fiend knows how he was brought into this world. In his sorrow he knows that he is the only one of his kind, and his pain is deep for so that the one person that gave him life turned away from him. Leaving the Fiend alone, “Hateful day when I received life! Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?” …show more content…
“She was beautiful, as innocent as dawn on winter hills. She tore me apart as once the shaper’s song had done.” (Gardner 100) Grendel once again shows his capability of human emotions. The fiend also has a heart of gold and how he wishes to give back to the people who were suffering just like him, but for different reasons. “I thought (foolish wretch!) that it might be in my power to restore happiness to these deserving people.” (81) These characters seemed to have believed that they can’t make a difference. That their attempts are fetal, and will never make a difference. They wish for something that has not been given an option to