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Compare And Contrast Beowulf And Batman

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Ebony Lewis
Mr. Brooks
English 7-8
September 13, 2017 The Story Behind Beowulf and Batman

Close your eyes and imagine yourself living in the time of 700 A.D. There is a guest speaker at and evening entertainment and he begins to tells the story of Beowulf. Now fast forward to the 21st century, modern times, the evening entertainment is now a Batman movie. The screening shows Batman resembling much like Beowulf, who is an all around hero just like Batman. Heroes are often seen as mythological legends, who are endowed with great courage and strength. Some may also say heroes are noted for their rise of courage or nobility of purpose. Although, Beowulf and Batman come from completely different time periods, they each share similarities of strength, both endure courage, but they both are quite different.
To begin, the meaning of what a hero means to certain people have altered throughout the years. Both Beowulf and Batman have similar qualities of strength. During the battle with Grendel, Beowulf with his mighty power, rips off Grendel’s arm ferociously with his bare hands. With that being said, Batman shows his strength by defeating gangs and criminals on numerous amounts of occasions, showing not only strength but endurance just like Beowulf. Batman proves to not only himself but to the city that he does not allow for murder unless it is necessary. If the criminals are not an immediate threat to Bateman, he will let them go. Beowulf as well shows this type of persona

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