Frankenstein And Grendel Comparison Essay

Grendel, from the novel Grendel, and the monster, from the novel Frankenstein, are two very complex characters. These two characters both symbolize the outcasts of the world, they are both hated because they're abnormal, ugly, and un-human. Grendel and the monster in the beginning of both their novels are completely alone. The only contrast is that Grendel is only loved by his mother, and the monster is loved by no one. Grendel is this hairy, tall creature who frightens everyone who comes near; this causes him to be excluded from all society. "I understand that, finally and absolutely, I alone, exist" (22). This quote from the novel Grendel speaks of Grendel's loneliness in the world, throughout the novel, Grendel and the monster are a complete …show more content…
Grendel was only curious of humanity, his first encountering with humans was negative and the humans were unnecessarily mean; this caused Grendel to become a murderer, he believed most humans no longer deserved mercy. "As if casually, in plain sight of them all, I bit his head off, crunched through the helmet and skull with my teeth and, holding the jerking, blood slippery body in two hands, sucked the blood that sprayed like a hot, thick geyseer from his neck" (79). The quote from Grendel provides proof of Grendel becoming a murderer and therefore hated even more by humanity, even though the humans attacked him first. Grendel and the monster were never supposed to be angry or agitated creatures, their involuntary seclusion and unnecessary treatment created their anger. "The child still struggled, and loaded me with epithets which carried despair to my heart; I grasped his throat to silence him, and in a moment he lay dead at my feet" (104). This quote from Frankenstein shows when the monster confesses to his murder while he was angry at the world for hating him. Grendel and the monster both kill out of complete