Question

Now and then some trivial argument would break out, and one of them would kill another one, and all the others would detach themselves from the killer as neatly as blood clotting, and they’d consider the case and they’d either excuse him, for some reason, or else send him out to the forest to live by stealing from their outlying pens like a wounded fox. at times i would try to befriend the exile, at other times i would try to ignore him, but they were treacherous. in the end, i had to eat them.

–grendel,
john gardner
what is grendel’s perspective on the people he observes?
a. he thinks they are weak and amusing.
b. he thinks they are brave and honorable.
c. he thinks they are friendly and caring.
d. he thinks they are violent and untrustworthy.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

He thinks they are violent and untrustworthy

Grendel feels the exiles cannot be trusted, that they are treacherous and it is best to get rid of them. To get rid of them is best done by eating them instead of letting their flesh go to waste according to Grendel

Grendel's a character is "Beowulf" in the epic poem. He was portrayed as an evil monster that devours men. Author John Gardner, however, wrote a novel in which we get to see things from Grendel's perspective. In the novel, Grendel is misunderstood and isolated by men because he doesnt have the capacity to express his thoughts and feelings.

Answer 2

d. he thinks they are violent and untrustworthy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Grendel describes his experience with the people he observes. He states that during trivial arguments, one would kill the other and instead of the others to reprimand the killer they will detach themselves and excuse the killer. This is a violent attribute as shown by the people.

Grendel also noted that when he tried to befirend the exile one he discovered that the people were treacherous. This proves that they are untrustworthy.