Grendel's mother arrived in Heorot after the ceremony held on behalf of Beowulf, to thank the warrior for his victory over Grendel. The warriors were resting in the mead hall when Grendel's mother grabbed Aeschere, a warrior most dear to Hrothgar and her son's bloodied arm that was on display.
Stevens, the head butler at Darlington Hall, is the protagonist and narrator of The Remains of the Day.<span> A mercilessly precise man, his relentless pursuit of "dignity" leads him to constantly deny his own feelings throughout the novel. For Stevens, "dignity" involves donning a mask of professional poise at all times. Although there is merit in the ideas of decorum and loyalty, Stevens takes these concepts to an extreme. He never tells anyone what he is truly feeling, and he gives his absolute trust to Lord Darlington—a man who himself makes some very poor choices in his life. Although throughout much of the story it seems that Stevens is quite content to have served Lord Darlington—believing that Darlington was doing noble things at the time—Stevens expresses deep regret at the end of the story for failing to cultivate both intimate relationships and his own personal viewpoints and experiences. </span>
The setting is a small town, where everyone knows each other, if it wasn't a small town, boo Radley might not have been known as well, and people might not have been as suspicious
