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Grendel

Grendel . By John Gardner. About the Novel Grendel …. Genre : Postmodern prose poem Bildungsroman: growth of the protagonist Published: 1971 By : John Gardner. Elements of Fiction. Point of view : 1 st person through the character of Grendel

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Grendel

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  1. Grendel By John Gardner

  2. About the Novel Grendel… • Genre: • Postmodern • prose poem • Bildungsroman: growth of the protagonist • Published: 1971 • By: John Gardner

  3. Elements of Fiction • Point of view: 1st person through the character of Grendel • Occasionally he narrates through the point of view of another character • Setting: 4th century, Denmark • Characters: Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, Beowulf, King Hrothgar, Dragon, Shaper

  4. Conflict • Conflict • Internal: Grendel struggles, within his own mind, to understand his place in a potentially meaningless world • External man vs. man: Grendel fights with Danes and Beowulf

  5. Theme • Theme: Universal idea, central message, or insight into life presented by a literary work 1.  Art as falsehood • The incompatibility of reason and emotion • The power of stories • The pain of isolation • Search for Truth/Purpose

  6. Motifs • Motifs: a repeated image or idea in a work of literature that helps develop the themes • The seasons • Zodiac • Machinery

  7. Symbols • Symbols: something that represents something else, especially an object representing an abstraction • The bull • The corpse • Hart

  8. Extra-Credit • Question: From whose point of view is this novel told? • Answer: Grendel’s

  9. Exit Slip • On a separate sheet of paper please answer the following: • How will this novel be similar to the epic Beowulf? • How will this novel be differentfrom the epic Beowulf?

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