Compare and Contrast (draft)
Grendel and “The Monster” both feel as they’re completely alone in this world. They both just want to be happy and be around people who love them. Grendel says, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to?” (53). Both of the monsters have different problems in the stories but they both want the same exact thing, to be loved. Grendel could be considered as an outcast, who is unnatural from birth. From the moment The Monster comes to life he is also considered unnatural, even though his father literally created him from the dead. Anyways, “The Monster” wants to be love and be cared for just like everyone else around him. The monsters simply want to live as the rest of us humans do. Grendel and The Monster both make an effort to accept their place in the views of their surroundings. Grendel and The Monster, both are very different from each other, they’re both very similar in regards to their heroism. These two characters are legit alone in their societies and have nobody to turn to for help. They base everything around their thoughts, beliefs and what they feel is the good and bad thing to do, whether society hates, fears them or rejects their beliefs or not. They both have many human like qualities, as to …show more content…
I wouldn’t describe him as a cruel monster. In the novel Frankenstein he says “I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity: but am I not alone, miserably alone . . . they spurn and hate me” (Shelley 70). The only thing that The Monster wants is a companion to talk to and to be with him. “If the multitude of mankind knew of my existence, they would do as you do, and arm themselves for my destructions. Shall I not then hate them who abhor me. . . I am miserable, and they shall share my wretchedness.” (Shelley 70) He really doesn’t mean any harm; he has so much hatred towards them because they want to hurt
Grendel and “The Monster” both feel as they’re completely alone in this world. They both just want to be happy and be around people who love them. Grendel says, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to?” (53). Both of the monsters have different problems in the stories but they both want the same exact thing, to be loved. Grendel could be considered as an outcast, who is unnatural from birth. From the moment The Monster comes to life he is also considered unnatural, even though his father literally created him from the dead. Anyways, “The Monster” wants to be love and be cared for just like everyone else around him. The monsters simply want to live as the rest of us humans do. Grendel and The Monster both make an effort to accept their place in the views of their surroundings. Grendel and The Monster, both are very different from each other, they’re both very similar in regards to their heroism. These two characters are legit alone in their societies and have nobody to turn to for help. They base everything around their thoughts, beliefs and what they feel is the good and bad thing to do, whether society hates, fears them or rejects their beliefs or not. They both have many human like qualities, as to …show more content…
I wouldn’t describe him as a cruel monster. In the novel Frankenstein he says “I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity: but am I not alone, miserably alone . . . they spurn and hate me” (Shelley 70). The only thing that The Monster wants is a companion to talk to and to be with him. “If the multitude of mankind knew of my existence, they would do as you do, and arm themselves for my destructions. Shall I not then hate them who abhor me. . . I am miserable, and they shall share my wretchedness.” (Shelley 70) He really doesn’t mean any harm; he has so much hatred towards them because they want to hurt