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Heroic Feels? - Addison Zanda

 So I decided to jokingly read the weird non English side... and might I say, I'm glad we aren't being forced to translate that because I'd probably drop out of school... again.

But all jokes aside, did anyone feel a type of heroic feel to Beowulf? We see much of Grendel taking over the lives of people and becoming a harsh demon over many lives. Beowulf travels to take down a beast that wrecked a society as if that demon controlled so many people. Beowulf possessed a strong amount of strength and leadership that allowed people to him as a fearless warrior. This story of an act of a warrior attitude to defeat a beast reminds of nothing other than the story of David and Goliath. Looking in 1 Samuel 17, Saul saw a huge giant and a young, insignificant-looking man. David, however, saw a mortal man defying an invincible God. David knew he would not be alone in this fight as he faced Goliath. I could be way off with this, but does anyone else see a relation?

Also lets end this with a nice question, looking at the fight Beowulf and David had against two monsters, how can we take our giant problems and defeat them the strength and courage of knowing we have God on our side?

I commented on Caroline and Abigale's post.

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  1. ClaboFebruary 15, 2021 at 9:33 PM

    Oh, there is no doubt that this story has had a very heroic feel to it so far. I mean, this is the same type of story and plotline that you see in movies and stories still today. It is memorable and the kind of superhuman action that it portrays is something that nearly everyone enjoys hearing about or reading.

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