Compare And Contrast Batman And Beowulf

A hero is a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. I’ve had a really deep passion for Batman since I was about ten years old and I first discovered superheros. As soon as you walk into my room you are greeted but Avengers and Batman posters from wall to wall and little action figures everywhere. Superheroes risk their lives and put themselves in danger typically attempting to save the lives of others. After reading Beowulf in my British Literature class i’ve pondered a bit and come to the conclusion that Batman and Beowulf are very similar.

What exactly is Beowulf about though? It’s about a Scandinavian hero who defeats various different monsters. The most famous of which are Grendel and Grendel’s mother – for the King of the Danes. Beowulf is willing to take on any challenge in order to make a name for himself and he constantly makes things harder than they need to be; he chose to do everything the difficult way. He feels the need to throw his weapons aside and make it a hand-to-hand combat with an invincible demon rather than just traveling the distant land to fight the gruesome monsters with his sharp and deadly weapons. Once he

defeated Grendel, he decided he needed to demolish the demon’s mother too. As soon as he hears about a dragon he feels that it’s necessary to to seek it out and take it on alone, even though he knows he might die.
Batman has been my hero since I was about ten years old. I grew up watching all the cartoons and movies thinking to myself, if he can be that strong and put his problems aside to help others, so can I. Which is partly why I’m attending college to become a social worker to help others; I want to be their hero. But what is it about Batman that makes him a hero just like Beowulf? Many people have questioned his psychology, asking if he’s insane or not. He witnessed the murder of his parents when he was a child and he’s been on a mission for justice ever since. Batman spends his day surrounded by monsters who abuse, torture, and kill innocent beings. Unlike Beowulf though, Batman’s one rule is to avoid killing any of these monsters. He uses to logic and reason to hunt the monsters he is searching for. Batman is actually a man known as Bruce Wayne. Our personal identity is a gathering of the personas that we create for ourselves. For example, we have different persona when we are out with our friends, than when we are with our boss at work. Meaning, Batman and Bruce Wayne are both personas that create a whole identity together. Batman and Beowulf both fight horrific monsters to save the lives of others and to rid the planet of evil. Although Batman has hundreds of deadly weapons, he too, chooses to accomplish things in difficult ways. He stalks his enemies, has protective suit, sneaks inside of buildings or lairs, plants tracking devices, and also fights a majority of the monsters he comes across hand-to-hand.
Batman and Beowulf are also fairly different in numerous ways.

Beowulf never really uses his weapons, he tends to throw them aside when he comes into contact with them. He chooses the difficult way for most of his battles, which usually works out for him. Batman on the other hand uses technology and weapons in almost every single fight, however, he does use hand-to-hand quite often as well. Batman has his Batmobile which contains built in machine guns, flames, and bombs. He has his own lair, which is a dark and quiet cave known as the Batcave where he stores his suit and weapons. Beowulf does not have a secret identity or a suit to protect him from evil. He goes out with the mindset that he could die in his next battle, but he still risks his life

anyways.
In conclusion, a hero is a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Batman and Beowulf , both contain all of those qualities. They’re both men who put their problems aside to save the lives or rid the planet of evil, seeking some sort of justice. Hand-to-hand battles are a huge part of both of these heroes success as well, even though they both own several weapons. They’re admired for the work they do and their bravery to defeat the evil that lurks their planet.