The author's intention within the literature is to direct the reader to make specific judgments and form particular meanings, to divert attention towards or away from a specific event , a character's personality or motivations (Tierney 2). In fiction, especially those of the medieval era, they focused on heroic figures of courage, bravery, honesty, defeating evil, and teaching the reader the correct moral and behavioral aspects displayed by the character (Walker 112). Both Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf use so-called heroes in their stories to challenge the reader's interpretation of what it means to be a hero and to fail as one (Walker 121) (Hume 15). Beowulf, written in the 8th century, while Sir Gawain, written in the 14th century, gives us a different context regarding the vision of heroes. In many literary pieces, the reader assumes that an author has a particular overt or overt intention only to discover that the author also has a covert or covert intention that motivates how the reader is directed as the narrative progresses ( Gibb 34). The heroes in the respective texts perform heroic and non-heroic actions, the texts describe alternative views of the hero and also the moral decisions made by them (Hollis 267). Both Beowulf and Sir Gawain in their respective texts encounter difficulties that involve appropriate behavior and respect for the values ​​by which they live (Georgianna 847). Just like the challenges heroes face in stories, the reader also faces similar moral challenges when making assumptions about whether the hero's actions are honorable or not, developing a multidimensional narrative in which understanding and acceptance of the heroic and of the non-heroic. The Old English text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight... middle of the paper... him, prompting the reader to understand that Gawain himself has a higher expectation of himself than the tenets of Christianity, noting that sins they are inevitable in humanity (Weiss 118). Learning that Gawain himself is a flawed individual, also susceptible to failure, directing the reader to the original perspective of the heroic Gawain and evaluating whether he has failed as a hero. Because of the contextual differences between the two old English texts, both Gawain and Beowulf are placed in quiet and different circumstances to determine their worth as heroes. Gawain undergoes more moral and behavioral paths of knighthood, while Beowulf faces physical challenges to prove himself a worthy hero. The reader's understanding of the hero and his failure to be heroic are constantly challenged and redirected by both of these texts to suggest that there is no true hero..