"Beowolf" Essay

                Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. When feminists come into the picture, people get a little weary of what could come. If the epic poem "Beowolf" was told in a feminist perspective, I believe the story would drastically change. In our past history, women usually are not the center of the story but somewhere in the background and the story could involve or be the main theme of how women should not be allowed rights that men had in that time. Beowolf was a story of a heroic man and the narrator is a Christian man and I believe this story was passed down from the 8th and 10th century because of  both that. I bet there were other stories of women trying to break the norm from back then but didn't get passed down and if the story was told from a women's point of view, I would think it wouldn't get passed down either.

               Since the story was told from a man's perspective, the women in this story were all portrayed differently than I would see it, such as Grendel's mom. Grendel's mom was just trying to avenge her son's death, but we all saw it as evil doings, but why? Grendel's mother was trying to protect her own kids, and any mother would do that. Just that leaves a legacy for women. Women are essentially carers and birth givers for our planet and how all of us are even on this earth, but some could see women as causes of disasters and are shunned from the spotlight and never looked up as heros."Beowolf" narrated by a Christian women could be how scared she was of the characters (cliche) and maybe the story would portray Grendel's mother as I would see it. If this story was in the point of view of Grendel's mother, she would be the ultimate feminist of this story.