Normality Much Like Grendel

Everyone has a purpose in life or is searching for their true purpose. Society takes a huge part in determining who you are or how you should be. Such as today, everyone has their idea on what is the perfect image of a human being. Society is extremely demanding in what is to be expected in a person’s physical appearance and characteristics. Therefore, it is common for some to feel unwanted or not special enough due to having the mindset of not meeting society’s standards of beauty or what is considered to be normal. The empty feeling is common for many who have suffered bullying or who have been turned down by society due to their physique. In fact, Grendel is a prime example of someone being considered an outcast due to society’s views on the …show more content…
“I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me” (Shelly 129). It is clear the Monster is aware he is alone. He develops feelings and is not happy with being the only one of his kind. He longs for a soulmate but of a different gender. Someone who is created in a lab like him and resembles his physical features. The monster is alone and observes the humans in their village. He is interested in their lifestyle and wants them to protect them from the outside world. Longing for love since his creator abandoned him, the Monster attempts to go into the village and befriend the family he has been watching. “All men hate the wretched; how then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things” (Shelly 83). To no surprise, the villagers are frightened by the Monster and try to hurt him. Unaware of why his “protectors” would do such a thing, the Monster runs away in terror. The monster feels as if the entire world hates him. Society has not witnessed anyone like the Monster so that is the cause of the acts of violence and