Grendel is just an incredibly emo monster with mommy issues.

My apologies. I just found it to be a frustrated read because while Gardner attempts to give Grendel an almost childlike view of humans, he instead creates a monster that the reader really can't relate to. It may have been to further Grendel's existential thought process, but I just found empty emotions and *wanted* him to die already.

Did your teacher talk at all about astrological signs in accordance to this book?