Can someone explain why the monster in beowulf would experience major problems fitting into an anglo-saxon society?
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neen1989
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I assume you mean Grendel, but for any of the monsters, the answer is the same: they are monsters and not people. As monsters, they tend to slaughter humans, something almost all societies frown upon. Moreover, they are inhuman, and most societies accept people similar to themselves, not creatures who hardly resemble people at all.
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Richard Kearney in "Strangers, gods, and Monsters" parallels Grendel as representing the barbaric enemies of the British Empire, at home and abroad. The English "gentleman" looks upon the "natives" such as the native Irish, or Scots as "white chimpanzees." Basically demonizing another race, gives the other a sense of superiority and justification for imperialism and dominance.
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