Grendel believes that Shaper is a joke and everything he says as no meaning . for instance , in chapter 4 he explains that shaper sings all these lies just to give the people some sense of hope and comfort . “ I listened , felt myself swept up . I knew very well that all he said was ridiculous , not light for their darkness..” (Grendel 48) . He see’s that Shaper is just trying to convince the people to think everything is going to be okay by singing these songs of stories . Grendel then learns who Shaper is and what he speaks about “I had become something, as if born again. I had hung between possibilities before, between the cold truths I knew and the heart-sucking conjuring tricks of the Shaper; now that was passed: I was Grendel, Ruiner of Meadhalls, Wrecker of Kings! But also, as never before, I was alone” (Grendel 80) . Grendel became someone new once he understood the idea of being monster by Shaper’s songs he finally understands who he is and he accepts it
Grendel believes that Shaper is a joke and everything he says as no meaning . for instance , in chapter 4 he explains that shaper sings all these lies just to give the people some sense of hope and comfort . “ I listened , felt myself swept up . I knew very well that all he said was ridiculous , not light for their darkness..” (Grendel 48) . He see’s that Shaper is just trying to convince the people to think everything is going to be okay by singing these songs of stories . Grendel then learns who Shaper is and what he speaks about “I had become something, as if born again. I had hung between possibilities before, between the cold truths I knew and the heart-sucking conjuring tricks of the Shaper; now that was passed: I was Grendel, Ruiner of Meadhalls, Wrecker of Kings! But also, as never before, I was alone” (Grendel 80) . Grendel became someone new once he understood the idea of being monster by Shaper’s songs he finally understands who he is and he accepts it