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Role Of Church In Grendel
n Chapter 9, the priests help Grendel gain insight into human nature and beliefs of the people. In John Gardner's "Grendel", the opposing viewpoints of the younger priests and the old priest, Ork, help to portray the division between the people; the ones who blindly follow traditions and the ones who question the age-old practices. Ork represents the new generation of theologians, who believe that faith and reason are not purely exclusive. In comparison, the fourth priest understands Ork's perspective but does not think it to work practically in their society. When they have their encounter with the "Great Destroyer" their differing beliefs are shown by the questions they ask. Grendel pretends to be the Great Destroyer so that he could learn
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