Solipsism is first brought about in the first chapter of Grendel. After discovering a new world Grendel shouts, “The world is all a pointless accident,” I say. Shouting now, my fists clenched. “I exist, nothing else.” (28 Grendel). He has believes that nothing exists but his own mind which is …show more content…
Grendel was puzzled by the way nature worked, “He is frustrated by the stupidity of an old ram, the unresponsiveness of the sky to his complaints, and the very existence of the trees, birds, and animals around him.” (masterplots). From the very beginning Grendel was unsure of the meaning of the world, it was just reassured when Grendel ran into the Dragon. The dragon says, “The beginning, the present, the end. Everything” (62 Grendel). At this point the dragon believes the the whole universe will come to an end so in all reality there is no point to anything. But he does not always fully believe nihilism is the sole philosophy of the Universe, “I have not committed the ultimate act of nihilism. I have not killed the queen.” (93 Grendel). By not killing the queen, as he sees humanity in her, he does not act upon his belief in nihilism because he feels that there is a point in Queen Wealthow. Without believing in nihilism, Grendel never would have developed into the