Beowulf is the archetype of the dragon slayer, the hero who faces death in order to save a threatened community. Does Beowulf remind you of any heroes in real life in fiction, or in the movies today? What characteristics do the heroes share?
After reading Beowulf I come to see bits of Beowulf in all heroes. But I have chosen Superman to compare with Beowulf. The first trait they share is the need for them to save the city. Superman has to save his community time and time again from monsters of evil. Beowulf and Superman both have plenty of confidence and battle evil even if the odds aren’t in their favor. Beowulf never backs down from a challenge. He follows Grendel and promises to put an end to Grendel’s destruction of Denmark. They both end up winning their battles. The difference is Beowulf is a human that is able to die and at the end he eventually does face his death. Superman can not die but does have a weakness, that is tested at times but never catches up with him.
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