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Beowulf, Bewulf 2000, and the 13th Warrior
Title: Beowulf, Bewulf 2000, and the 13th Warrior
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 620 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
Beowulf, Bewulf 2000, and the 13th Warrior
Monster theory rests on the implicit assumption that the monster is never part of the victim’s social group; it is always some other. A proper framework to test this thesis out is through Beowulf and its modern day adaptations, The 13th Warrior and Beowulf 2000. When comparing how different Grendel’s Mother is to the victims’ society, one can find insights into her characterization within the various adaptations.
In Beowulf, Grendel’s Mother is faintly …showed first 75 words of 620 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 620 total…takes the monstrous form with wings and a freakish body. Only at that point does she becomes a powerful monster; she was never a monster in her own right because she was so similar.
When the level of difference is called into question, it becomes obvious that the characterization of the monster is contingent on the level of difference. Thus, society defines difference as monstrous, a frightening normative assumption that society has been lulled into.
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