Full Syopsis and Overview of "Grendel"
Full Syopsis and Overview of "Grendel"
It was a dark and dreary night. The sky was full of clouds, and the ground was full of fog. There was no light to be seen for miles; especially, in the dark swampy forest. On that night, something came into the world that would change the way of life forever. On that night, Grendel was born. His mother, a terrible and mean monster, brought Grendel into this world. Since his mother was a monster, so was Grendel; however, that does not mean that Grendel was mean also.
As the years progressed, Grendel grew older; and his mother grew meaner. Grendel was tall and scary looking. He had thin, course, brown hair all over his body. His teeth were razor sharp. When he walked, he was hunchbacked. When he talked, it was in sort of a growl tone. He had big dark eyes, almost black. He had big feet and hands with huge claws that could cut someone terribly. To everyone, but his mother, Grendel was a scary monster.
As Grendel began to reach the age of schooling, he wanted to start going to school; however, his mother forbade it. She refused to let her son be exposed to those terrible children that went to that school. Every time that Grendel would ask for school, she just laughed at him and told him that it was a stupid idea and that there were better things to do with his life. So he obeyed her and dropped the idea of school.
For the next couple of years, Grendel spent his time with his mother getting lessons on the information that she believed he needed to know. This information included hunting, trapping, killing, etc. Nevertheless, Grendel still felt incomplete. Every once in a while, he would walk through the woods where he could see the children playing through the trees. He knew that school was where he belonged, and school was where he was going to be. So Grendel went home and told his mother that he was going to attend school whether she liked it or not. Grendel’s mother was devastated. She was so angry at him that she told him to do whatever he wanted but not to come crying to her when things did not turn out like...