Despite living ages and galaxies apart, Luke Skywalker and Beowulf have a lot in common. They are both fierce warriors who fight for a cause they believe in. Luke fights to destroy the evil Galactic Empire, and Beowulf fights to relieve the Danish population from Grendel’s reign of terror. They are courageous men who take on tasks that would daunt and destroy lesser men. Slaying a dragon and obliterating a battle station the size of a small moon would take indescribable amounts of courage, and Beowulf and Luke master these tasks. Both men have a strong sense of faith. Beowulf believes in God, and Luke has faith in the Force, a magnetic field that surrounds everything and can be manipulated. Beowulf’s faith in God pushes him through his battles, and Luke’s trust in the Force guides him through his trials. It is ultimately with the Force that Luke is able to destroy the Death Star.
Beowulf, however, is always a willing hero. He willingly leaves his home of Geatland to travel to Denmark to fight Grendel. Beowulf heard the story of the Danes and wanted to help rid them of their monsters. Luke is at first an unwilling hero. He doesn’t want to partake in the quest presented to him by Obi-Wan Kenobi. After the murder of his uncle and aunt by Stormtroopers, though, he joins the quest to seek revenge for their deaths. Beowulf goes on his journey to help innocent people. Luke starts his journey with hate. Soon, though, Luke comes to know the cause of the Rebel Alliance and joins it. Beowulf, by the end of his journey, is a master of two worlds. He has freed Denmark and comes to rule Geatland. Luke isn’t master of two worlds by the end of “A New Hope.” He is a man just beginning his journey. Beowulf completes his journey by the end of “Beowulf.” Both men are heroic because they fight for hope and freedom and accomplish these tasks.
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