Good vs. Evil

The main conflict in Beowulf is the conflict between Beowulf and Grendel.  This conflict is often depicted as the battle of good versus evil; Beowulf being the good and Grendel being the evil.   However, both sides believe they have a just cause they are fighting for.  This is very much like the conflict between Israel and Palestine.  Some people see this as the fight between good and evil, each side sees the other as the evil.  As in Beowulf, both sides believe they have a just cause they are fighting for.  The Israelis are fighting to defend their land they were given after World War Two as a safe haven from the Nazis and other antisemitic people.  The Palestinians are fighting for their land that was taken to make Israel and the land that they believe was given to them in the Bible.  However this battle is not so black and white as the one in Beowulf.  Many people see a clear distinction between the good and evil in Beowulf.  That good and evil is not so clear in the conflict in the Middle East.

I believe that there is not a clear distinction of which side is right and which side is wrong in the Palestine-Israeli conflict or in the fight between Beowulf and Grendel.  I think that both sides have valid reasons for wanting to fight and being angry.  I think that people take sides because it is easier to make things black and white and to choose a side than it is to say that yes there is a gray area and there really is not a right or wrong.  This is why I want to be an international mediator.  I want to show people that conflict can be worked out without one side being wrong and the other being right because nothing is ever just black and white.