No Justice, No Survivors, No Brainer
One of the most controversial questions in the novel, Frankenstein is if the monster is legitimately a monster. Osama Bin Laden previously states, “We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent” (CNN.com). This quote is quite similar to when the Monster states, “I will revenge my injuries …. I will work at your destruction" (Shelley 104-105). Both, Osama Bin Laden and the monster commit seemingly similar crimes and murders; yet, a Navy SEAL kills one and the other is set free. Osama Bin Laden was the most hated man in America for years. When the monster commits relatively the same offenses, most audiences pity him and question whether he, the monster, is a real monster or not. Why is this? In the book, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley demonstrates the manipulative acts of the monster and the lack of justice in order to prove that sympathy is virtually as powerful as innocence.
To begin, most readers have come to the conclusion that the creature is not truly a monster because of the isolation and discrimination he faces from mankind. Yet, Hitler was also isolated by many bullies growing up. So why does society pity the monster and not Hitler? Hitler has his book, Mein Kampf and the monster has his, Frankenstein; both describing their troubles with humanity. Most audiences can not comprehend the pain of loved ones being brutally murdered such as Victor does in the novel, instead, most
When people read the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelly they sympathize with all of the characters, but they tend to sympathize more with the monster. I myself sympathized with the monster more despite his many evil deeds. It is possible that the reason for this sympathy towards the monster from us is because the monster reminds us of how we feel when we are lonely, abandoned, or angered by someone else and just the thought of those feelings being the only emotions we feel constantly for the rest of our existence is unbearable. Reading about this merciless and yet compassionate monster makes us think about the monster in us and how we would react in his situation.
The loneliness of the Creature leads it to unbelievable acts of violence, the first one being the killing of Frankenstein's youngest brother William. The monster describes its terrible act in detail: "I gazed on my victim, and my heart swelled with exultation and hellish triumph: clapping my hands, I exclaimed, 'I too can create desolation; my enemy is not impregnable; this death will carry despair to him, and a thousand other miseries shall torment and destroy him'" (Shelley 97). Shelley is trying to teach the world a lesson by illustrating that the monster is not just a scientific project, the monster is a living emotional being. Frankenstein even further rejects the
I believe that the novel Frankenstein questions several social conventions and norms of society, especially when it comes to our notions of humanity and monstrosity. What makes a monster? What makes a human? This leads to the question of whether we are really humans or monsters. Humanity tends to place a large emphasis on appearance and those who do not fit into this category of the “ideal or typical physical appearance” are unfortunately more likely to be looked upon unfavorably. While we say to not judge a book by its cover we, in fact, do so, on a regular basis. The media plays a major role in influencing our perspective in terms of the fine line between humanity and monstrosity. This has led to
Although the creature behaves vicious and murders several people, he is not inherently evil. His pain and misery is what makes him cause harm to others. And because all mankind hates and shuns him then he might as well make that a good reason to hate him rather than make people like him. Victor Frankenstein is to blame for what the monster has done causing pain and havoc. Vitor’s lack of training is what made the monster so unbalanced. Just like parents raise their children and teach them the wrong from rights, and the facts of life Victor too should have done the same thing with the monster.
One of the most controversial questions in the novel, Frankenstein is if the monster is really a monster. Osama Bin Laden once said, “ We treat them in the same way. Those who kill our women and innocent, we kill their women and innocent”. This quote is very similar to when the Monster states, “I will revenge my injuries …. I will work at your destruction" (Shelley 104-105). Both, Osama Bin Laden and the monster commit very similar crimes and murders; yet, one was killed by a navy SEAL and the other was let free. Osama Bin Laden was the most hated man in America for years. When the monster commits very similar crimes, most audiences pity him and question whether he, the monster, is a real monster or not. Why is this? In the book, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley demonstrates the manipulative acts of the monster and unjust punishments in order to prove that sympathy is almost as powerful as innocence.
In addition to being rejected by his creator, Frankenstein’s monster is also treated very violently by humans, leaving him alone and feeling like he did something wrong, even though their reactions are based solely on his appearance. The monster does not want to be thought of as a monster at first, but as he comes to realize from human interactions, no matter what his actions are, people will always judge him by what he cannot control. The monster explains the first interaction he had ever had with
In doing so, Frankenstein condemns the creature to loneliness and persecution. The creature's hatred and violent acts are not an inherent part of his character, as he explains, "I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous" (81). If Frankenstein had raised and cared for him, the creature would have experienced compassion, and had someone to support him and be his advocate. Instead, the creature is left to learn about the world on his own, and develop a set of morals based on the way society treats him. Because he grows up outside of, and shunned by, society, he feels very little moral obligation towards other human beings. "...and tell me why should I pity man more than he pities me?" the creature asks Frankenstein. "Shall I respect man when he contemns [sic] me?" (122) The creature is not a monster in his own eyes; he is behaving rationally given the treatment he has received. If he were taught a better way to act, he would almost certainly behave in that way. The monster is not born a monster, his ugliness notwithstanding; he becomes one because society behaves monstrously towards him.
Like most horror stories, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has a wretched monster who terrorizes and kills his victims with ease. However, the story is not as simple as it seems. One increasingly popular view of the true nature of the creature is one of understanding. This sympathetic view is often strengthened by looking at the upbringing of the creature in the harsh world in which he matures much as a child would. With no friends or even a true father, the creature can be said to be a product of society and its negative views and constant rejections of him. Although this popular view serves to lessen the severity of his crimes in most people’s eyes, the fact remains that the creature is in fact a cold-hearted wretch whose vindictive nature
Savage and Pitiful Can a murder be pitiful while being hatred by other people? The tragic in Frankenstein made a monster isolated from the world. The monster who lost all his hopes and means to live, whom later decides to revenge against his creator; whom shall never will be happy as before will start his journey to chase this unambiguous monster, and they shall never be seen again. The shifts in the story changed the reality of the monster, as the confused, lonely, and savage monster becomes educated through works like “Paradise Lost”, but his kind of education is different from others, education is the most cause of the tragic in the story. Another important shift of the story that turned the Monster to such a heartless being is the creator himself, the happiness of Victor Frankenstein is what the monster hated and wanted, he wants so much of it, so he ends up destroy everything he hates.
After over 40 years since the release of the original “Frankenstein”, Mel Brooks shot a movie on his own. However, it still carried on some of the original set of some basic settings. Those elements being followed can let audience find the connection with the old version easily, while with a number of new funny points as well. It is a well-known classic Parody after all.
Young Frankenstein is noted as being “The Broadway musical at its dizziest, glitziest and funniest!” This entertaining musical comedy performed in the Main Stage Theater at Lee High School October 13-21. This theatrical production was put on by Independent Musical Productions, Inc., which produces four major productions each year. I saw the play on October 19th during the 7:30 pm show. This viewing was not a sold-out performance. This production was intended for the adult audience. But it is also recommended to teens as well. It was good clean fun and laughter could be heard throughout the auditorium. In Young Frankenstein, the grandson inherits his family’s estate. His mad scientist antics appear to rival late of his late grandfathers.
In Frankenstein, the monster was known for being an “ugly wretch”, and after discovering that for himself turned towards rage and violence for vengeance upon his creator (167). The monster was never treated as a human, therefore he did not act like one. Even though the monster was literally made from human parts, people reject
In comparison to Dr. Frankenstein, the monster is shown to have more redeeming qualities, the ability to grow, learn, and seek company. Overall, the monster is simply a victim of his creator, making him anti-heroic rather than a flat-based villain. By commanding the sympathy of an anti-hero not only by his apparent use of eloquent and educated language in his expressions of remorse as he looks over the body of his creator. Thus, Shelley makes the monster a sympathetic
According to urban legend, this atrocity of a film was initially supposed to release in 2003, however, in late 2002, all of the films files were stolen in what was quoted to be an act of “industrial espionage.” The rest of the film’s production is rather undocumented, but what we do know is that director Larry Kasanoff spent the next ten years and his 45 million dollar budget trying to bring Foodfight back to life, like a proverbial Frankenstein’s monster. There are a multitude of things wrong with this film, but I am going to focus on just the first few minutes of it, in addition to a few other elements spread throughout.
Magnus Carlsen is a spectacular person, whilst able to get in contact with Benjamin Ree, a Norwegian film director, to film his documentary on his backstory and how he became the current world chess champion title holder. He then began a life long journey where he ended up, was well explained by the film of his backstory as current events about him are relevant towards his past life and how he made it here. While the film may be in fact very philosophical, since chess is, hidden introductions towards psychological terms are present and help identify current motivations and moods towards the film as it is executed. Magnus the Movie proves to be both extraordinary and well presented as both the psychology concepts and well proven plot helps establish great presentation, and is extremely recommended to watch for individuals whom play and learn about the well-established ideas that are hidden in chess.