ENL 2012 Chapter Beowulf: Beowulf Analysis "Heroes"
20 Oct 2017
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There has been a recent rise in hero movies, comics, and graphic novels. Beowulf is a part of this phenomenon with the animated/live action film released in 2007. Based upon this trend, discuss why there might be a cultural desire to share narratives of heroes and how. Beowulf fits into this cultural desire (use specific examples from the text). My view of heroics being seen as a cultural desire is as an escape from suffering or a reaction against not being able to place blame for the wrongdoings of an entire people. A popular idea when something goes wrong is to find someone to blame, but with regards to fluctuations in the economy or instances of tragedy, so(cid:373)eti(cid:373)es there(cid:859)s (cid:374)o o(cid:374)e to hold accountable. Beo(cid:449)ulf is a heroi(cid:272) tale of a (cid:374)early i(cid:373)(cid:373)ortal (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:859)s triu(cid:373)ph o(cid:448)er ad(cid:448)ersity. Ad(cid:448)ersity is gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) a name in the form of a monster named grendel and his vengeful mother.
