Description
In “How to Approach Monsters,” David Gilmore says that “for most Western observers the monster is a metaphor for all that must be repudiated by the human spirit” (12). So, monsters show us behaviors or traits that we humans have to reject. Based on your interpretation of Grendel and Gredel’s mother and the course module pages, answer the following questions:
1.) What behaviors or traits do these two characters demonstrate that needs to be rejected?Here, too, be specific and cite the pages/line numbers.
2.) Do you think that Grendel and his mother are both completely awful or do they have some traits that make them more sympathetic? Here, too, be specific and cite the pages/line numbers.