Those elements that exist outside of the social sphere are seen as crude and savage. ... Beowulf lives in a pagan society where human beings are directed by a power outside of their control. These pagans believe in a type of uncertain destiny that is ruled by fate alone. ... Sir Gawain on the other hand receives his resources of strength from the god of the Christians. ... He also carries a shield with him on his journey which has a five-pointed star on it that symbolizes that his force was founded on the five joys of the Christian church. ...

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• Grade Level: High School