First off I'd like to thank God for giving me all of this amazing talent I have for the arts. With all of the awards that I have previously won, polished and on my shelf at home, I honestly was expecting this win tonight. Let's just say that my butler has one more thing to polish in my house.
I just want to make a quick shout-out to that snobby girl in my fifth grade class who said I would never become a famous actress: LOOK AT ME NOW SUCKER. I have more followers on Twitter than the population of Macedonia! I bet you're sulking at home with only twelve.
Anyways, I just want to thank my fans for voting for me, it was such an honor to receive yet another Grammy award. People should just call me the award-receiver because I have a whole walk-in closet designated for these guys *waves award*. You all should just wait around for next year, because I will be back and shining brighter than ever. Thank you and enjoy the rest of the show!
Explanation: I am a pretentious, stuck-up actress receiving yet ANOTHER award at the annual Grammy Awards. I talk about all my fame and popularity and shove in people's faces that I am going far in life.
Friday, October 3, 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
PMW 10/1/14
Q: How is Grendel different from the Danes? How does he undermine their cultural values?
For one, Grendel is different from the Danes in that he is a ravenous creature that kills the Danes on an almost daily basis. In Beowulf, Grendel is portrayed like he does not care about his actions. IN contrast, the Danes care about what they are doing. When Beowulf was talking about his heroic adventures in the ocean with his friend, of the Danes replied with, "...both of you daring and young and proud, exploring the deepest Seas, risking your lives for no reason but the danger?" (508). This underlines that the Danes care about their actions because of the possible consequences they have.
In the story, Grendel disrupts the Danes' cultural values of community and heroism. Grendel broke down the feeling of community because he was single-handedly killing the community. The population of the Danes are decreasing and since the number is getting smaller, the feeling of a community begins to decrease. Grendel destroys the value of heroism because he is so destructive that the Danes are grateful of someone coming in from the outside to kill the monster. Heroism decreases because they are willing to be weak and let someone else kill the monster and completely degrade their people instead of them being heroic and killing it themselves. "No quarrel from the quiet Danes. Now the Geats will show him courage... that evil will be gone!" (601). This highlights the Danes letting Beowulf insult them, saying that they are quiet and meek. After Beowulf said these words, the Danes started a banquet, showing they are grateful for them coming to their rescue.
For one, Grendel is different from the Danes in that he is a ravenous creature that kills the Danes on an almost daily basis. In Beowulf, Grendel is portrayed like he does not care about his actions. IN contrast, the Danes care about what they are doing. When Beowulf was talking about his heroic adventures in the ocean with his friend, of the Danes replied with, "...both of you daring and young and proud, exploring the deepest Seas, risking your lives for no reason but the danger?" (508). This underlines that the Danes care about their actions because of the possible consequences they have.
In the story, Grendel disrupts the Danes' cultural values of community and heroism. Grendel broke down the feeling of community because he was single-handedly killing the community. The population of the Danes are decreasing and since the number is getting smaller, the feeling of a community begins to decrease. Grendel destroys the value of heroism because he is so destructive that the Danes are grateful of someone coming in from the outside to kill the monster. Heroism decreases because they are willing to be weak and let someone else kill the monster and completely degrade their people instead of them being heroic and killing it themselves. "No quarrel from the quiet Danes. Now the Geats will show him courage... that evil will be gone!" (601). This highlights the Danes letting Beowulf insult them, saying that they are quiet and meek. After Beowulf said these words, the Danes started a banquet, showing they are grateful for them coming to their rescue.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)