Grendel's view on society becomes the new standards of the fictional society. John Gardner created many things for Grendel to encounter when he was growing up every single one of these encounters changed Grendel's view on the fictional society and produced his standards for the his new view on society. Throughout the story of “Grendel”, Grendel reflects on his experiences through flashbacks of the past to explain his view of his position. When Grendel was young he spent all his time deep inside a cave and was not aware of the world around him. His first time leaving the cave the first things encountered were not very pleasant and to Grendel they were symbols of the fictional society. For example John Gardner wrote about a bull that attacks
