The Fame Monster

He arrives at Grendel's lair and they have a battle. The next day the highly terrified king Hrothgar tells Beowulf about both monsters and their underwater lair. Beowulf then goes to their lair and he swims for hours until he reaches the bottom and then fights the hideous monster which Beowulf kills " caught her in the neck and cut it through, broke bones and all, her body fell to the floor, lifeless." (Beowulf 754) this shows that even though the epic…

the monster by saying “His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips.” (Shelley 43). This description is one not of a normal human, no, this is the description of a monster.…

My hero still loves me unconditionally even though I have done wrong, and disappointed her. Beowulf does his heroic duties to show off or gain fame. My mother on the other hand doesn’t do things to make herself “look good”. She does the extraordinary thing out of the kindness of her heart. My mother and I have a bond that could never be broken. She is truly my best friend and she will never leave…

times. Victor Frankenstein is driven by his scientific ambition and caught up in his obsession of creating life out of nothing. He wants so badly for his experiment to be successful that he sacrifices his own health to complete his goal. Then the monster is created, but the outcome is so hideous that Victor ends up running away, turning this infantile creature loose on the world with no…

his career, is best described as a train wreck. Tomlinson has been widely regarded as one of the best people in the league." (Valentine). Tomlinson won this category by a landslide. As far as legacy goes, "Taylor is in the Hall of Fame, Tomlinson will go to the Hall of Fame. Fact is, though, there have been other great running backs, several greater than Tomlinson. No one has ever played the linebacker position like Taylor, or changed offense and defensive strategies as much as Taylor"…

Hall of Fame Athletes who use performance enhancing drugs during their time in professional sports should not be allowed in their respective sport’s Hall of Fame because they did not earn that right by sheer talent but instead cheated to give themselves an unfair advantage. These men and women are supposed to be the role models for today 's youth athletes. But these days, it’s sad because if an athlete has a remarkable year, or a remarkable night or even an amazing hit, most people will…

Monsters In many of the current super hero movies, the hero fights the evil villain and sometimes monsters. This is a common theme in the early epics as well. Monsters could be literal monsters of fiction, or monsters can represent people who have turned evil. Another common theme is the monsters being defeated by the heroes. This helps to reinforce the idea that heroes are the slayers of evil and to a degree cannot be conquered. Monsters serve the purpose of making the heroes challenge…

help readers understand the complex character of Grendel in the novel, Grendel. After reading the original epic Beowulf, many view Grendel as an evil, terrifying monster whose favorite pastime is munching on humans. Readers then learn of the impressive killing of Grendel by the heroic Beowulf, and rejoice in the fact that the wicked monster is dead. And so, this fulfills the archetypal idea that has been in stories for all time, good prevails over evil. However, Gardner 's rendition of Grendel,…

only to lose in the homestretch. This is stated to have happened because he was attacked by and fought off multiple sea monsters. By the time he slew them Breca had already won, handing Beowulf defeat. With much confidence, his story continues with the saving of a town by coming to the aid of King Hrothgar. With no fear, he crosses the sea with his fellow Geats to slay the monster (Grendel). Fighting with no armor or weapons, Beowulf tears off his arm, which causes him to bleed out until he…

Entry 14: This entry will focus on the scandals associated with stardom, and will transition into a deeper focus on Michael Jackson. Stars have two selves that are developed and manipulated over time. They have the ego-ideal and the ideal-ego. Each encompassing a different mindset and goal. The ideal ego is what is portrayed to the media ideally. There is a certain persona that is expected of stars and this ideal-ego is supposed to achieve that. For example, Britney Spears experienced a…