Epic heroes embody and fight for the values of the time. Grendel represents something or someone who is
trying to destroy what the Anglo-Saxons valued.
Think about what our culture values during today's

(Reference the Beowulf text and societal example as well )
time period. Who or what threatens to destroy our
values? Compare Grendel's symbolic threat of
destruction to that of our own.

What idea do the two texts have in common? children often travel alone to reunite with their parents. children are fleeing nueva suyapa. many children live in poverty. parents send for their children.

Read the excerpt from "the love song of j. alfred prufrock." and indeed there will be time to wonder, “do i dare? ” and, “do i dare? ” time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair— [they will say: “how his hair is growing thin! ”] my morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the chin, my necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple pin— [they will say: “but how his arms and legs are thin! ”] do i dare disturb the universe? in a minute there is time for decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse. which lines indicate that the speaker is concerned about what others think of him?

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?