Do I think Frankenstein's monster was really a monster? No I don’t, honestly he was the most human. Victor was the monster. Although ‘Frank’ did kill Victor’s wife and a small boy, Victor cut off his owns wife’s head. If you're calling ‘Frank’ a monster because he killed two people then yeah maybe he is. “Regular” people do that and worse to other people daily. So considering this every person who has killed someone is a “monster”. Right? Or maybe, it’s the way he looks. The old man was not scared of him, why? Because he was blind. He couldn’t see what ‘Frank’ looked like. But when the others came back they were terrified of him, going so far as to beat him. When all he wanted was a friend. He worshipped these people like Gods, stealing from them at first then after seeing them struggling, he picked their garden for them and they thanked a spirit. Then attacked the man who just wanted to help. Maybe if Victor didn’t leave him to die …show more content…
Way to go. How do I define Monster? Simple. Someone in which we are scared of. Like I said about the old blind man not being scared of him. He was not scared of him because he could not see him, but when the others saw him, they were scared and called him a monster. Just like coulrophobia, the fear of clowns. Most people are scared of clowns because of the way they look, but if someone was to take off the mask or makeup they wouldn’t be scared of them. The fear could also be triggered from what the person has done. ‘Frank’ did do some pretty bad things, but not in the beginning, and not to the family in the woods. Again they were scared of how he looked. If he were handsome they knew that he had killed a little boy and ripped out the heart of a woman then they would probably still be scared of him. So I think it just depends, rather you judge or hate someone by the way they look is up to you. It might not right but you do
While Victor is looked upon to be a normal man while the creature is seen as a monster specifically because of his physical appearance. At eight feet, with a gigantic body and a disfigured face, society only looks upon the creature with fear and disgust. However, I wonder, couldn’t Victor be a monster as well? He abandoned the creature in the horror of the moment and even attempts to take the creature’s life at one point. To me, the creature’s feelings of rage, revenge, and hurt are what any “normal” human would have felt if left to fend for themselves on their own, with no experience of love or kindness from anyone.
Draft a 750-1250 word essay on one of the two topics below: A) How do you define "monster?" Is Dr. Victor Frankenstein's creation a "monster?" Describe the original personality of Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s creature, and the changes that occurred to the creature’s personality over the course of the film. So we all know in the old movies like we used to watch, this monster named Frankenstein was this tall, green, undead brute.
Is Frankenstein a Creature or Monster? Whether Frankenstein's creation is a creature or indeed a monster is a key factor of the novel as a whole. Mary Shelley successfully uses language to create and manipulate the reader's opinion of this nameless creation. Frankenstein is from a well respected and well educated family; "my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic".
Fear is a quisessential human emotion, a feeling that could be produced when faced with a threatening, extraordinary, or unnatural object. A monster is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as something extraordinary or unnatural. A monster can be characterized as an evil, threatening, ugly object/creature that has the ability to cause fear. Through British Literature, we have come to learn that monsters are not always creatures, but that they can be people or a group of people. We have also come to learn that monsters are not made up solely on appearance but rather their actions.
Since grade school, kids have been afraid of monsters or any spooky creatures. Whether it would be traditional culture monsters or serial killers, it would create nightmares for children. A monster can be defined differently to various types of people. It can be a ugly creature or anything in disguise with an evil spirit. A monster is any being that is evil through its morals, actions, and the fear it puts in people.
In Mary Shelley´s Gothic novel, Frankenstein, the Monster once claimed, “The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone.” Frankenstein, since the 1910 film adaptation, has known a series of several adaptations that changed drastically, not only the plot but one of the main characters, the Monster, from stealing its creator´s name to being portrayed as a cold villain. Though, in the original storyline, the biggest threat to society is the creator itself, the one pretending to play as God, Victor Frankenstein. This essay will discuss the nature of the main characters of the novel and conclude who is the “real monster” in the end.
In the story, Frankenstein, it shares about a monster that Frankenstein created. The monster was created in a laboratory. He is described as being over 8 foot tall, very ugly, but yet sensitive and emotional. The monster attempts to fit into society; however the people are afraid of him and do not want anything to do with him.
When analyzed online many of the definitions you will find for the word monster include: a strange or horrible imaginary creature, one who deviates from normal or acceptable behavior, or an animal of strange and/or terrifying shape. (Merriam Webster) When observing the “Monster Theory” by Jeffrey Cohen and the 7 theses that he provides in this text, one can begin to somewhat disagree with these formal definitions and attempt to say that it has an even greater meaning. Monsters might scare us and frighten us because of their physical appearances but also can provide us with possible solutions to gaps and uncertainties in our mind that Sigmund Freud would label as “The Uncanny”. I can only but agree with
Discrimination is treating someone differently, often unfairly, because he/she is a part of a specific group, class or category of people. For instance, a girl named Wu Qing in China was discriminated against and could not find a job because how her body was a bit chubby and the scars in her face from an accident in her early childhood. Even though she was kind and used to be straight-A student, she had no friends. Now, she is looking for selling her kidney in order to pay the plastic surgery fee. Discrimination can change a person from innocent to evil is an important theme in the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Even though
What is a monster, really? Is it really a Creature that has three eyes instead of two, with pus seeping out of every crevice in his face and an abnormally large form? Or is it someone with a mind so corrupt it rivals that of Satan? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a story within a story that centers on the tale of a man with an immense thirst of knowledge and a fetish to imitate the Creator. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a lot like the Greek mythological tale of the Greek God, Prometheus, and his brother, Epimetheus, who were assigned the task of creating man. The story captivates the theme of monstrosity. Mary Shelley wrote the novel in a form so the reader’s opinions never stray far from sympathy for the monster and apathy for Victor
“What is a monster?” This question has been argued throughout history till this day. Throughout this semester, my perception has changed completely on what a monster truly is. Before I thought of a monster was someone or something who harmed someone for their own self-good. I’ve learned that a “Monster” has much more meaning and power behind the term. For example written in the Introduction Extraordinary Beings, the term monster actually comes from the Latin word monstrum meaning to warn. Showing that monsters don’t always scare for their own self-good but to teach lessons to the people. Also found out that monsters Represents political and ethical lessons and problems going in the world. For example the vampire is a symbol of Sex before marriage and how unsafe it can be. The Vampire also represents imperialism, showing that Vampires represents multiple meanings. I also learned that “Monster “is a term used for people who aren’t like everybody else in society such as freaks of nature, the mentally challenged, and even at times the minority of a town. People tend to other them to give themselves a sense of comfort knowing that they fit in with what is supposedly normal. I learned, although people do find monsters different and sometimes scary that’s what makes us so entertain with them the fact they are different.
What is a monster? The word "monster" causes one to imagine a hideous, deformed or nonhuman creature that appears in horror movies and novels and terrifies everyone in its path. More importantly, however, the creature described generally behaves monstrously, doing things which harm society and acting with little consideration for the feelings and safety of others. "Thus, it is the behavior which primarily defines a monster, rather than its physical appearance"(Levine 13).
The definition of a monster is very arguable. A monster is typically seen as something inhuman and hideously scary. A human could also be a monster in that they could be extremely wicked or cruel. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein, creator of the creature, is the real monster because he is a hypocrite, he created the monster and abandoned him, and he is extremely selfish.
I think a monster is a spiteful human being that’s awareness of their spitefulness and deceitfulness. Monsters are deliberately ignorant and apathetic towards the rest of humanity. They passionately spread lies, hate, and fear in other’s lives with zero remorse. Through the lack of moral decency and neglection of constructive criticism, these monsters create environments full of negative
A monster is someone or something that evokes fear and terror. In terms of a human being a monster, they feel little to no remorse for the cruelty that they are implementing on those around them. Someone is not truly a monster until they let their monstrous sins take over their life and emotions and begin to act recklessly on these urges. I believe that everyone has the capability to develop monstrous thoughts or feelings. However, it is how their minds deal with and cope with these emotions that define whether or not that person is a monster, or if they have smaller monsters that are a part of them. These small monsters may be habits, addictions, or tendencies that may not outwardly affect others but they inwardly effect the individual.