nderstand what meaning he has in life and what the whole point of life is. He tries to seek out answers from various people, all of which leave him with no definite answer. His mother seems incapable of comprehending such a question and avoids it altogether, man tries to kill him, and the dragon using what he deems to be comprehensible logic only confuses Grendel. Towards the end of the book Grendel returns to his original idea of existentialism, which he stated in the beginning of the novel. “I alone exist, All the rest, I saw, is merely what pushes me, or what I push against, blindly – as blindly as all that pushes back.” Thus, Grendel continues believing in his concept of existentialism and goes on with his killing until he becomes the prey of Beowulf and is killed. He never comes to understand that it is sometimes better to accept life and live it, rather than spending your entire life trying to analyze the meaning of it. ...
