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41 15 Along with Grendel, similar point-of-view adjustments can be seen in other reimaginings such as Zimmer Bradley’s The Mists o f Avalon, and Jean Rhys’ Wide Sargasso Sea. These narratives illustrate how much of a story’s meaning is dependent upon the perspective of its narrator. 16 Though it is uncertain whether Oldham knows it, the name Angenga (meaning lone-traveller) has also been used to refer to Grendel, a “lone-goer” without a people (Marijane Osborn). Angenga, thoug