I felt that Hrothgar and Mr. Miyagi most closely compared to each other in that they both represent the mentor within their stories. Hrothgar may seem like a helpless damsel in distress, but Hrothgar has become too old to protect his people. So Hrothgar stands as a man with a history heroic deeds behind him, which makes saving him and his people so noble. He is very welcoming and rewarding to Beowulf as a father would be to his son, and in return Beowulf finds it in no way inconvenient to defend the people of Herot and their king. Similar to Hrothgar Mr. Miyagi was once a great Karate fighter and soldier, but now is just a maintenance man for an apartment building in California. Within these apartments lives a boy who together they grow