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Harry Potter: A Comparison Of Beowulf And Harry Potter

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Joseph Campbell once said, “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”. Beowulf is a hero who helped Hrothgar and Hrothgar’s towns people by defeating Grendel and Grendel’s mother. Harry Potter is a hero when he protects his friends and Hogwarts. Beowulf and Harry Potter have similarities and differences so their values teach the reader about society. Having values is important in our society for many reasons. The main purpose of our society is to be successful in life and a positive impact. The first value that’s important is being brave. It’s important to be brave because then people will look up to you, want to be just like you, and count on you for things. The second value that’s important is being a caring person. It’s important to be caring because in society people will know that they can count on you when they need you the most. The third and final value that’s important is not your average person. What it means by that is that you go above everyone else. That’s why values matter and why they’re important to society. There are multiple similarities that Beowulf and Harry Potter share. The first thing they both share is being brave. Beowulf shows his bravery when he kills Grendel and Grendel’s mother for Hrothgar and his towns people. Harry Potter shows that he’s very brave when he stands up to Lord Voldemort. The second thing the both of them share is being caring towards others. Beowulf shows his caringness when he goes to

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