DARKNESS by Nelsy Loya-Morales

Centuries - Fall Out Boy

nelsymorales — 2015-10-20 23:38:24 UTC

After reading Grendel and seeing Grendel's point of view on the attack, I chose the song Centuries by Fall Out Boy. In the reading, Grendel admires the Old Shaper who grabs his harp and jumps out the window to escape the fearsome monster that was attacking Herot. He admires the Old Shaper because, although, the man doesn't have his sight, he hears the gruesome attack and risks his life to escape the terrible fate that Grendel may have had in store for him. Grendel laughs as he watches the panic in front of him and enjoys himself as he watches the frightened people in Herot cower in fear. In his mind, Grendel was made to be this way; he was born from bad people, therefore, he is also bad. The lyrics to this song read "You will remember me for centuries" and I chose it in comparison to Grendel because of his ferocity and the fact that he's been attacking Herot for 11 going on 12 years. People will remember how fearsome and monstrous he is for centuries.

How I See Grendel

nelsymorales — 2015-10-27 23:53:25 UTC

When I read annotations 1 and 2 I always imagined Grendel with the face of a man. He wasn't a man, though, he's massive and he has the strength of a thousand men. His eyes glow yellow in the night helping him see better than an actual human can. In annotation #2, he laughs when he sees the people of Herot scrambling about in the darkness because they don't know he can see them as clear as day. Grendel's face doesn't have a constant expression of anger. He has an expression of sadness and confusion on his face, but while he attacks Herot his rage rears its ugly head.

Classmate's View

nelsymorales — 2015-10-27 23:59:45 UTC

I chose Erika Debman's link to the video "Demons" by Imagine Dragons. Erika is in 6th period. The reason I chose her post is because I was originally going to post the link to that song but found something I related to better. She mentions the song having a metaphorical meaning of darkness and I agree completely. There's a line in the song that says "Don't get too close it's dark inside. It's where my demons hide" and it speaks to me the most. It explains that monsters are not only fictional or hidden in the dark, scary forest; they can reside inside of us. Erika shows a great understanding of Unit Two and her comparison was great.

News Article

nelsymorales — 2015-10-28 01:08:28 UTC

Scholarly Article

nelsymorales — 2015-11-06 20:03:03 UTC

This article discusses the religious aspects of Beowulf along with the characters' virtues.

It calls Beowulf "a paragon of personal restraint and social intelligence."

There's a discussion of the origin of Beowulf as to whether or not it describes the conversion of Anglo-Saxons to Christianity.

The article talks about Beowulf and Hrothgar's upbringing from paganism to Christianity.

It discusses the fast that Grendel is shunned for not converting to Christianity among other things.

The title of this article introduces the idea of competitive altruism which can be compared to a donor of something that receives some sort of benefit in the future.

Also, it describes the "hero" as modest, or moderate in the estimation of one's achievements or abilities.

The article contradicts its title when it describes Beowulf, the hero, as "the most eager for fame."

It also mentions how other writers or journalists describe him as a mild and very modest hero.

This article showed me varying the opinion of one writer and how he experienced this story that has various translations and interpretations.