In the novel “Grendel” by John Gardner, Grendel’s last words “Poor Grendel’s had an accident… So may you all,” are meant as a curse. Throughout the end of chapter 12, Grendel is battling Beowulf in which most animal mankind is just standing watching him get defeated. Grendel’s words are basically meant to affect the animal kingdom. In chapter 12 it says, “Animals gather around me, enemies of old, to watch me die. I give them what I hope will appear a sheepish smile,” (Gardner 173). While Grendel is
Grendel 5 sentences Chapter 1 I find it amazing how Grendel has so much anger. Its so weird how Grendel describes everything in gruesome terms like “blackening flesh”(Gardner 14) I think grendel thinks too much and needs to. Its crazy to think that Grendel has been terrorizing the people in the mess hall for 11 years and he is still having fun doing it I feel like John Gardner is trying to make Grendel human like, when he has him think the deep thoughts about the world. Grendel compares everything