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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