Similarities Between Frankenstein And Grendel

Grendel vs. Frankenstein In the novel “Grendel”, Grendel is the protagonist and narrator of the novel. He is a terrifying monster who kills and eats humans, but is a lonely, isolated creature. Along the lines of Frankenstein, Grendel is as lonely as a lost puppy. Even though Grendel had his mother to talk to, he was still alone and craves for a companion.
Grendel’s mother was unable to talk which is probably another reason why he felt alone. Grendel is a relentlessly thinking and questioning character. Grendel constantly theorizes about the world and ponders deep questions about time and space. Grendel, persuaded by the ideas of the dragon, accepts that the universe is meaningless and mechanical. “Poor Grendel will hang here and starve to death, “I told myself,” and no one will ever miss him.” (This quote …show more content…
Eight feet tall, enormously strong and with a mind of a newborn is abandoned by his creator, Victor Frankenstein. This monster tries to integrate himself in society but is shunned universally. The fiend realizes the people don’t accept him for the reason that he is physically grotesque which blinds society to see his initially gentle, kind nature. “Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?” (This quote is from chapter 15 in Frankenstein) He then becomes angry and seeks revenge on his creator and kills Victor’s younger brother. This fiend just wants someone to have a relationship with so he asks his creator to build him a female to fulfill the monster’s solitude but Victor destroys the female and so the monster murders Victor’s best friend and then his new wife. Even though this monster seems like a murderous fiend, he shows that he is not a purely evil being. He assists a group of poor peasants and saves a girl from drowning, but because of his appearance, he is rewarded only with beatings and disgust. Unlike Grendel, Frankenstein has a