Grendel’s attitude towards language is confused. He is still learning new words every day, thanks to the humans. His language changes like the seasons, beginning with spring and ending with winter.
In Chapter 1, Grendel uses one to three word sentences. This can symbolize the beginning of Grendel’s human language. This can also mean that Grendel is starting to experiment with words.
In later chapter, Grendel begins to use complete sentences and thoughts. The season at this time would be summer, meaning adolescent. These complete sentences can mean that Grendel has a better understanding of the human language.
Finally in chapters 7- 8, Grendel begins to experiment with italics, boldface, brackets, bullet points, etc. The time of the season would be fall, meaning adulthood. This would mean that Grendel is at his peak of the understanding of the human language.
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