Both characters, the Grinch and Grendel, seem to be left out as outcasts from both communities in the stories. Both are seen as monsters based on their appearances and the way they act. I believe that Grendel and the Grinch were just mistreated and misunderstood, and the anger felt was from being left out while the community around the two characters felt joy and laughter. Grendel's first attack on Heorot was said to have been caused by sadness and anger. The author states, “he had dwelt for a time in misery among the banished monsters…. Whom the creator outlawed and condemned as outcasts” (104-107). Fueled with anger, Grendel was blinded by rage and “... he grabbed thirty men from their resting places and rushed to his lair…..blundering
