“Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC. For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it” ("Bullying Statistics"). The monster Grendel in Beowulf represents the bullies in any school, because they are both very destructive to people around them. In Beowulf, the Anglo Saxons characterize him as a strong, victorious, and fearless leader. Beowulf portrays all of these characteristics because of the way he fights all of his dangerous battles and the way he provides many stories to leave his legacy behind. The monster Grendel
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An example of how Grendel exhibits evilness is when, “.../ The beginning might not be the end. And that night/ Grendel came again, so set/ On murder that no crime could ever be enough, / No savage assault quench his lust / For evil” (lines 40-53). This represents an evilness in Grendel, because one is able to see that in order or a monster to repeatedly kill and not feel bad at all, it must have a heart of evil. It is very evident that Grendel does not care who he hurts or how bad he hurts them. The evilness associated with Grendel is connected with today’s bullies, because for someone to randomly start bullying another human for no reason is just plain evil. There are many reasons people bully, one of the reasons that associates most with Beowulf would be the bully’s personal life. It is said, “Children who experience social rejection themselves are more likely to “pass it on” to others. Children who experience academic failure are also more likely to bully others” (“Bullying Statistics”). This relates to the monster Grendel, because he was constantly alone in his home of Hell, and had no other friends, so he felt that God loved the people who were on earth more than him, and that he was obligated to kill anyone who worshiped or sang to
An example of how Grendel exhibits evilness is when, “.../ The beginning might not be the end. And that night/ Grendel came again, so set/ On murder that no crime could ever be enough, / No savage assault quench his lust / For evil” (lines 40-53). This represents an evilness in Grendel, because one is able to see that in order or a monster to repeatedly kill and not feel bad at all, it must have a heart of evil. It is very evident that Grendel does not care who he hurts or how bad he hurts them. The evilness associated with Grendel is connected with today’s bullies, because for someone to randomly start bullying another human for no reason is just plain evil. There are many reasons people bully, one of the reasons that associates most with Beowulf would be the bully’s personal life. It is said, “Children who experience social rejection themselves are more likely to “pass it on” to others. Children who experience academic failure are also more likely to bully others” (“Bullying Statistics”). This relates to the monster Grendel, because he was constantly alone in his home of Hell, and had no other friends, so he felt that God loved the people who were on earth more than him, and that he was obligated to kill anyone who worshiped or sang to