Grendel

Why did the dragon compare humans to vegetables?

Did he want Grendel to think of humans as vegetables?

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The dragon doesn't want Grendel to see humans as individuals. He wants Grendel to continue raiding and killing.... if Grendel starts to see them as something more than inanimate objects, he might begin to think they're important.

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