In Grendel, the shaper paints a picture of a beautiful world in Hart. Even though this world that he had created is fictional, people believe him. The shaper’s stories give the people hope that the world could be a better, happier place and they want that so they believe him. Grendel’s true story isn’t as happy and bright as the shapers therefore people don’t want to listen to him. No one wants to listen to a pessimist. I couldn’t find an artist that actually paints these pictures but I did find a person that wanted to believe in brighter days. After the Chinese revolution the Chinese wanted a happier more fulfilling life. Mao Zedong promised his people that things would get better. He painted this picture of the perfect life that could only be created after the revolution. Unfortunately Mao’s plans failed and the Chinese Revolution wasn’t as successful as they planned. The Chinese people were optimists and they wanted to believe anything Mao said, just like the people of Hart. They wanted a better life so they were optimistic and fell into the lies of the shaper. This angered Grendel because he saw the savage past and no one believed him.
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