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Into the dark gorge I ventured; the waterfall, tumbling rocks,gaped with its chill spouting mouth at me and my sword.Against my chest the air-borne torrent surged in the chasm,A haunt for trolls; the giant came down hard on my shoulders.(Byock 179)Grettir is venturing into the dark physical space of the she-troll in anattempt to gain an identity. Grettir also battled the she-troll earlierin the text in an attempt to claim a physical space: “She managed topull him out through the inner door and into the outer entrancehallway, yet he stood his ground” (Byock 176). Grettir is fighting toclaim the physical space of the home while the she-troll is tryingto cause a separation between Grettir and the physical space of thestructure. Separating Grettir from the physical home leaves himvulnerable without an identity. Grettir needs the home to solidifywho he his as a person, so he will stand to protect it: “She wantedto drag him out of the house, but she was unable to do this untilthe two had ripped loose the whole outer-door frame, carrying itoutside on their shoulders” (Byock 176). The she-troll is symbolic ofthe society in which Grettir used to reside. The society does not wantGrettir to have an identity and neither does the she troll becausethey believe that he belongs in exile. Therefore, the she-troll controlsGrettir’s ability to have an identity by trying to remove him from thephysical space of a home. Grettir fights the she-troll the whole way,this suggests the strong need of identity that exists. Thus, the farm ofSandhaugar in Bardardal also proves to be a false home for Grettir.Drangey Island also becomes a temporary physical home forGrettir, a last attempt at claiming a home and an identity.The sword-blade carved men’s fates time after timewhen, hacking at thugs run amok, I staunchly defendedthat birchwood house. And that cost Hjarrandi, your man,laura lucyshyn 143
his arm. As for Bjorn and Gunnar, they forsook both theirlair and their life in short order. (Byock 207)Grettir makes one last fatal attempt to claim an identity throughphysical space, yet society will not let Grettir gain an identity. Theold lady becomes symbolic of the society preventing Grettir fromreclaiming an identity. Grettir begins to realize the transparencyof his connection to Drangey Island “after the old woman put thespell on the tree” (Byock 205). This enchantment prevents Grettirfrom being able to make a connection between Drangey Island andthe idea of home. The spell ultimately leads to the destruction ofGrettir. The spell takes away any chance that Grettir had at gainingan identity through death. Grettir dies without a true physical homeand without a true identity.In the medieval text, Beowulf, the idea of space is clearlydifferentiated between the human physical space and the monstrousphysical space. The physical space separates the men from themonstrous. The separation of space allows the men to give themselvesidentity. The men place much importance on physical space,because they believe that it clearly defines who they are as men. Thephysical space allows the men to be able to clearly label themselvesas not the monstrous. The physical space allows the men to createborders and boundaries to protect their home and identity. Yet, thislife of comfort experiences an irruption. The men experience aninterruption of their physical space through the monster, Grendel.The invasion of the monstrous space into the physical human spacecauses a confusion of identity. Thus, the men experience an identitycrisis from the presence of a monster within their physical territory.In the text, Beowulf, a clear separation exists between humanphysical space and monstrous physical space. The humans reside ina physical space, the mead hall. The men build, hunt, fight, andfeast as part of their identity as humans. They pride themselves on144 afternoons of alterity
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Table of ContentsFrom Medieval Mars
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From Medieval Marsh Monsters toFutu
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imagination, we must first attempt
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seed of monstrosity within themselv
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essence as a monster, it seems reas
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she bore two sons, one from the imp
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perhaps, anti-heroes) of the futuri
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to watch the murder and mutilation
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and modern audiences through their
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Works Cited“Bushwhacked.” Firef
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Projecting Otherness ontothe Disabl
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in any systematic structuration. An
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The idea of the monstrous’ vulner
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not us and are in the proximity of
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they want to be treated. The interv
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Monstrosity and theIrruption of Rea
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describing his fears of this place
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stained with sin” (Spearing 221).
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often and at will to show man somet
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What’s Love Got To Do With It?The
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story than as the beginning? What f
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It is textual content like this tha
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through the story as the Green Knig
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the first advocating voices for end
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“capable of seeing things objecti
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Darkness: The True Monster ofLitera
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the way they can make us feel, but
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not only closes out, extinguishes,
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and temptation, most especially for
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hours “led to the term ‘night
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specifically his relationship to da
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humanization of Grendel draws the r
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subconscious the message may be. Th
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Serial MonstrosityEmily Mastrobatti
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is clear that they are monsters and
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murderer that he once was. He has b
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of the killing, “When investigato
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ook “contains recipes from the bo
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asks Charles Manson to marry her, t
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Monstrous Mothers andObjectified Da
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and her sisters plot to kill their
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easons for “otherness.” On top
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The original ideas are still intact
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objectified creature. “Cultures o
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Works CitedAcker, P. Horror and the
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Page 106 and 107: Works CitedBeowulf. Trans. RM Liuzz
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Page 140 and 141: otherness and disdain for humanity.
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