Grendel and The Sin of Pride
Grendel and The Sin of Pride
Author(s): Alina BarbuSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Universitatea »1 Decembrie 1918« Alba Iulia
Keywords: alienation; fate; existentialism; nihilism; metaphysical questions
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to highlight the manner in which John Gardner confronted in the novel two of the most controversial immutable philosophical problems: the quest for the meaning of life and the sin of prideJohn Gardner turned the one-sided evil monster, Grendel, in a three-dimensional character. Grendel represents envy or greed, his mother represents pride, and the dragon is the perfect embodiment of avarice. Therefore, we may find in the novel three of the seven deadly sins of Christianity. Sartre, Nietzsche, and plenty of biblical allusions are the perfect ingredients for a full-fledged masterpiece of readers digest philosophy of the meaning of life.
Journal: Annales Universitatis Apulensis. Series Philologica
- Issue Year: 16/2015
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 145-150
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English