Explain how the poem, by keeping beowulf's memory alive, also keeps a culture's values alive

Beowulf, the character, represents the values of his culture: he was brave, strong, wise, responsible of his duties and god-fearing. By keeping his memory alive, the poem Beowulf keeps his culture's values alive.

Beowulf represents his cultures values.

Explanation:

To be strong, brave, bold, were his cultural values. Remembering him, his memory, means to remember said culture. He was an example of all the values that that culture represents.