Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2004, at 19:18:42
In reply to Re: Grendel and Grendel's mother » Dinah, posted by noa on March 19, 2004, at 19:06:42
The hero Beowulf slayed the mighty monster from the lake, Grendel. Everyone was so grateful. Everyone except Grendel's mother, who was even bigger and fiercer than Grendel, who rose from the deep to wreak vengeance. Beowulf eventually disposed of her too.
So I think the idea is that if you dispose of dysfunctional coping mechanisms (the monster Grendel), you risk unleashing the underlying whatevers the defense mechanisms were protecting you from (Grendel's mom). Or something like that.
By the way, it is a pretty cool epic poem. :)
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