Sartrean Concepts in Grendel

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-Grendel observes that the Geats practice Bad Faith ("never feeling," "far away," "indifferent")

-Reaction of excitement: a decision to make change

-"I alone exist." He is not inherently changed by those around him, but by his own choice in response.

-His mother "has no power but the little I give her." This applies to everyone and everything.

-"Theology does not thrive in the world of action and reaction." There is no god to rule his state (this does not deny a creator).

-"Gods stared" with "large, dead eyes." Results of passivity