Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I Side With The Dragon
In class today I heard so many students who were not on the side of the dragon. We as people see the dragon as an evil entity, especially in the story of Beowulf. Is this dragon really so evil? Isnt he only protecting his own posessions. Why do we ridicule him when he only seeks revenge on the very people who cause him to be seclusive, and elusive, and forever hoarding? Someone brought up a good point in class today that if someone stole from either one of us, we would be pissed and we would make every effort to retrieve our stolen items. We as humans would even go as far as seeking revenge through impractical and utterly barbaric tactics. I give this example, If one were stung by a bee, one would attempt to rid the yard of bees by going after the nest. One would not simply go after one single bee, one would go after all of them to ensure that one would not be stung again. This is not so far off from the reason why the dragon decided to go after the grand hall. He sees all human beings as potential theives. Therefore it is not out of the ordinary for the dragon to blame all humans for his stolen items. He is simply doing what we as people would do if put in the same situation.
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I love the character of the dragon. no i didn't see him as evil. he was just what he was. what do people expect that he would be different. if you ask me they were asking for it by steeling from him. i know it was one guy who messed up and the rest of every body had to pay for it but isn't that how it usually goes? Their is a need for the dragon to keep people in line. he's like the regulator. no i don't think the dragon was greedy either. although by the standards of the times he didn't live a very acceptable lifestyle. but how many times in history have there been people who were outcasts to society, their views and ways of living were looked down on. then years later we come to find out that they were brilliant. the dragon is just misunderstood.
ReplyDeleteAnd what a better way for Beowulf to die then by such a worthy opponent. they may have been like total opposite and the dragons treasury was Beowulf's "death price".