This is a thesis paper stating that mindkind is cruel. It is full of quotes from Grendel by John Gardner. Title: Mankind's Cruelty

Mankind's Cruelty Kids can be so rude yet truthful. Before they have a chance to grow into gentle, compassionate, understanding men and women, children unfortunately, have a naturally rude self. This sense of self comes automatically with life. It is a matter of time before the family and the community molds children to reflect the current way of living. Some parents try and mask what their children have to say. Graduates from high school, even …

…today, ideas of pleasing, immediate results influence many lives and decisions. Terribly, men would enjoy even a little of the early life today. If the actions of early man were used today, they would consider illegal or a sin. This shows that what man naturally started out as; his true self is destructive and evil. Thus also explains the corrupt nature of children and their natural tendencies before any knowledge politeness, equality, or the law.