Why did i choose this.

I would not consider myself to be a strong advocate for literature, but I find the story of Beowulf to be a long, everlasting tale that is timeless in comparison to most other mythologies. In my British Literature class, I feel my professor had a much stronger sense of passion for the story and really opened my eyes to its slow transformation of how the story is told to fit the sociocultural era. For example, the difference in focus between the story read in class and the film by Robert Zemeckis shows what was considered more important to express along with the original plot of the story. In the Literature there was a primal focus on an establishment of a "Christian tradition" (Norton, 30) Plus, he is the label of heroism and one of the most decorated characters in history. I find Robert Zemeckis to be somewhat of a pioneer on how he translated Beowulf into a pop culture icon in modern society.