Huge hairy beasts that crave human flesh, demons from the underworld that prowl the dark corners of the universe, and unhuman-like creatures out for blood are the types of immortal beings the Anglo-Saxons believe monsters to be. To the Anglo-Saxons, a monster is the main source of evil that can ruin a person through its terror and rage. In modern day English, a monster is described as someone who has done evil and goes out of their way to terrorize the public. Although it is the same word, there can be many perceptions of what a “monster” truly is. A monster can be a person like you, who walks the earth and acts as normal and sweet as the next, but has evil plans underneath the surface. Or rather a monster could be a scary beast in which mothers
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An example of a modern day monster would be Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was a German dictator who is one of the main reasons why there was a second world war. Hitler had very small minded beliefs; it was either his way or the highway for all he cared. Hitler was responsible for the mass genocide of the Jews known as the Holocaust; Hitler can be argued as the “Grendel” of Modern day history. Hitler was able to persuade an entire country to follow him and his beliefs, “Hitler goes on to say that subjugated peoples actually benefit by being conquered because they come in contact with and learn from the superior Aryans” (The History Place). The quote describes how Hitler did not look at people as equal, but as an inferior race to his superior standards. A person like Hitler would be described as a modern day monster, because Hitler went out of his way to destroy the lives of innocent people. A modern day monster is a person who treats others or things as if they are worth nothing. This reflects on how our society is changing from the description of monster starting as mythical creature with claws and sharp teeth to a human being with a nice smile and a persuasive speech. The monsters of today are different from the monsters from the past; people and things evolve and change from what they were before to something better or worse. Monsters have evolved from a storybook character to a being in the flesh with a motive to destroy. This definition is different from what the Anglo- Saxons believed was to be true; a real monster today is not a fictional character, they are very much
An example of a modern day monster would be Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was a German dictator who is one of the main reasons why there was a second world war. Hitler had very small minded beliefs; it was either his way or the highway for all he cared. Hitler was responsible for the mass genocide of the Jews known as the Holocaust; Hitler can be argued as the “Grendel” of Modern day history. Hitler was able to persuade an entire country to follow him and his beliefs, “Hitler goes on to say that subjugated peoples actually benefit by being conquered because they come in contact with and learn from the superior Aryans” (The History Place). The quote describes how Hitler did not look at people as equal, but as an inferior race to his superior standards. A person like Hitler would be described as a modern day monster, because Hitler went out of his way to destroy the lives of innocent people. A modern day monster is a person who treats others or things as if they are worth nothing. This reflects on how our society is changing from the description of monster starting as mythical creature with claws and sharp teeth to a human being with a nice smile and a persuasive speech. The monsters of today are different from the monsters from the past; people and things evolve and change from what they were before to something better or worse. Monsters have evolved from a storybook character to a being in the flesh with a motive to destroy. This definition is different from what the Anglo- Saxons believed was to be true; a real monster today is not a fictional character, they are very much