No New Tale to Tell

   The story of The Pardoners Tell is nothing new. Chaucer isn't telling a story of murder and wealth. He is telling a story of greed, the conncetion between murder and wealth. The three men that were friends, were so hypnotized by wealth and its power that it drove them to kill each other. They became greedy. All of them were so blinded with greed they forgot about eachother and there original goal of defeating Death. In the end however, Death still won because greed killed them all.

   Killing for greed is nothing new. Expecially in a place like Chicago, the murder capital of America. Although in this day and age people may not conveniently find gold underneath a tree, it doesn't mean greed doesn't exsist. Greed takes place in a more indirect way, but the results are just as deadly. If you think about it, almost any kind of murder derives from greed. People have a constant to desire for more then what they already have. Those who take more than what they need are greedy. 

"Truth"

Up until this class I thought that truth was one sided. However, through quotes and readings I have learned the meaning of truth depends on the peoples view. As Blaire Pascal says, "There are truths on this side of the purenees, which are falsehoods on the other." Truths are all about point of view. What one may think is a true, can be thought of as false somewhere else.

   In the short story of Beowulf, Grendel is discribed as a ruthless monster that kills with no purpose. Accusing the humans of being the monsters seemed unheard of. But, after reading the book Grendel told by Grendel himself, the truth of the humans began to unfold. The humans acted like animals. They would drink and kill with no purpose. The fighting and murdering never stopped. With Hrothgar expansion of his kingdom a blind Sharper arises and sings of the Kings Halls greatness. The humans believe what the Shaper says is true. However, Grendel has seen the way humans act and knows their greatness isnt true.
   I think that the reason the book made the Sharper blind was because he cant see what is actually goin on and is blinded by the truth.

   

Modern Day Beowulf

I cant take full credit for thinking of today's modern day Beowulf, my brother helped me with this one. He suggested that Iron Man is the modern day Beowulf, and I couldn't agree with him more. Although Iron Man is also a fictional character, he acts as Beowulf would, just in a more contemporary manner. They are both driven by justice and the fight against evil. Beowulf fights for the Pietas- his God, Family, and Country. Iron Man also follows a silimar list. He fights to protect his wife and Counrty. Although Beowulf fights with a group of men, he still takes down Grendel and other monsters by himself. Iron Man many times fights with help from the army, but in the end is also the one that takes down the bad guy by himself. The main reason why I chose Iron Man over any other super hero is because of his large amount of confidence. Most of Beowulfs character is defined by his over flow of confidence. Both heros do not set any limits for themselves and believe that they can do anything. This ends up not helping either of the characters. Beowulf was left dead and Iron Man nearly excapse with his life in every movie/comic.