Beowulf

In Beowulf the author often use events and things to symbolize stages in someone's life. Symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing meaning of significance to objects, events, or relationships. In Beowulf, Beowulf fights Grendel, Grendel's mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. In the anonymous epic Beowulf, Beowulf's battles symbolize the youth, adulthood, and old age of Beowulf's life. First, the battle with Grendel represents the youth of Beowulf's …showed first 75 words of 789 total…

…showed last 75 words of 789 total…his battle with Grendel. The next is Adulthood where Beowulf protects himself with armor and weaponry. This is shown with the battle between him and Grendel’s Mother. The last is the battle with the Dragon. Beowulf comes equipped with weaponry and a small army to defeat the Dragon. As the book progress the different battles show how Beowulf grows and becomes more careful in his battle which is representative of growing up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**