Compare And Contrast Grendel And Bin Laden

Throughout the world, realistically and fictionally, evil is thriving at the cost of innocent of lives. Certain acts of terror have left its mark on citizens across the world and through works of literature. In the epic poem Beowulf, Grendel represents the evil plaguing through a mead hall in Herot. Similarly, the Unites States witnessed one of the worst acts of terrorism orchestrated by one man, Osama Bin Laden. Their sinister stain was left hovering over the harmless and devouring at the innocent. Although Grendel and Bin Laden were masterminds at constructing terrorism, they both had unique ways to ensure fear was placed in the hearts of the anticipating citizens. Since Grendel and Bin Laden were obsessed with the killing of innocents, the lethal tactics performed caused drastic affects on not only the affected citizens but also
Grendel and Bin Laden differed because Grendel actually carried out his attack himself. However, Laden provided the blueprint for the attack for others to perform. Laden’s attackers were trained pilots with one goal; their intention was to successfully fly the designated passenger aircraft into its target. On the other hand, Grendel was powerful enough to kill the innocents with his own hands. Also, the location of where Laden and Grendel lived was in two separate, hellish worlds. Laden occupied a compound in Pakistan while Grendel lived in a hell-like layer of the Earth. Furthermore, Grendel was a fictional satanic character while Laden was a realistic monster. Although, Grendel’s reign of terror would be horrific in the real world, it never happened. Conversely, Bin Laden and his attackers actually enacted their attacks on innocent civilians of the United States. Despite the various tactics used by these terroristic individuals, numerous deaths were caused realistically and