Grendel in the novel and the monster in Frankenstein are very similar. Grendel and the monster share the feeling of being an outsider, they both kill humans, and both feel justified in there killings.
Being an outsider is a common character trait in many stories because being left out is something that many people have experienced. In Grendel he feels left out due to not having a companion. Grendel questions, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to?” (Gardener 53), he is frustrated at the fact that humans will not talk to him because they think that he is a beast that is not able to communicate. Throughout the book Grendel has this hatred towards humans but also an interest of wanting to be accepted. In Frankenstein, the monster is frustrated with mankind for being disgusted at him, they shun the monster because of his terrifying appearance. The monster is so hurt that he believes that on the …show more content…
For Grendel the novel is a beast like figure. He is somehow part man because he can understand and communicate with humans, but is still categorized as a beast to the humans. Grendel never received what he wanted. He took out his anger by killing the people. Grendel stated in the book that he has “eaten several priests. They sit on the stomach like duck eggs.” (Gardener 129) The monster in Frankenstein learned how to communicate by stalking a family. The monster loved this family for they were all he ever wanted in life. But when the monster had the courage to speak to the family, they shunned him away. The monster became so upset that he traveled to a new place. While making his journey a small boy runs into him and starts to scream. Terrified, the monster tries to tell the child to stop yelling, but he does not listen. The monster then “grasped his throat to silence him, an in a moment he (the boy) lay dead at my feet” (Shelley 104). Grendel and the monster are both similar by being
Being an outsider is a common character trait in many stories because being left out is something that many people have experienced. In Grendel he feels left out due to not having a companion. Grendel questions, “Why can’t I have someone to talk to?” (Gardener 53), he is frustrated at the fact that humans will not talk to him because they think that he is a beast that is not able to communicate. Throughout the book Grendel has this hatred towards humans but also an interest of wanting to be accepted. In Frankenstein, the monster is frustrated with mankind for being disgusted at him, they shun the monster because of his terrifying appearance. The monster is so hurt that he believes that on the …show more content…
For Grendel the novel is a beast like figure. He is somehow part man because he can understand and communicate with humans, but is still categorized as a beast to the humans. Grendel never received what he wanted. He took out his anger by killing the people. Grendel stated in the book that he has “eaten several priests. They sit on the stomach like duck eggs.” (Gardener 129) The monster in Frankenstein learned how to communicate by stalking a family. The monster loved this family for they were all he ever wanted in life. But when the monster had the courage to speak to the family, they shunned him away. The monster became so upset that he traveled to a new place. While making his journey a small boy runs into him and starts to scream. Terrified, the monster tries to tell the child to stop yelling, but he does not listen. The monster then “grasped his throat to silence him, an in a moment he (the boy) lay dead at my feet” (Shelley 104). Grendel and the monster are both similar by being