Thurston became Gardner's mentor, and under his direction, Gardner decided to become a writer. ... On June 22, 1966, Gardner published his first novel, The Resurrection. The book received little notice, and for the next three years, Gardner worked on various manuscripts. ... Grendel brought Gardner instant national recognition. ... In 1980, Gardner divorced Joan and married Liz Rosenberg. ...
(Gardner 150) These are the words of the infamous Grendel from the novel, Grendel, by John Gardner. ... (Gardner 35) In this quote, Grendel is talking about what he sees only. ... (Gardner 73) Grendel stubbornly blurts out that he does not want to be the brute. ... (Gardner 150) He now knows his role in the universe. ... (Gardner 150) ...
He once said "Not of course, that I fool myself with thoughts that I"m more noble" (Gardner 6). ... Grendel is "Pointless, ridiculous monster crouched in the shadows, stinking of dead men, murdered children, martyred cows" (Gardner 6). ... But dragons, my boy, have a whole different kind of mind" (Gardner 62). ...
I believe John Gardner gave the book this title because it is short and describes the same character. ... When you think about monster's you usually think about heroes also, so John Gardner wrote the story to make you think about Grendel as the monster, so in your head you can think about what the hero has to be capable of in order to slay or defeat the monster. ...
Grendel/ Beowulf Late one night with slow and daunting footsteps, Grendel wandered up to Herot with the thought of a midnight snack. He found the warriors sprawled in a sleeping slumber, all down for the count from the delicious mead. All of them were suspecting nothing in their slumber, their...
