The Beast Within By John Brownlee

The idea of a werewolf is well known to many people – classically, a normal human who turns into a ravenous beast when the conditions are right – and authors have written multitudinous stories on the subject. One such story – The Lay of the Were Wolf by Marie de France – is an early depiction of the monster. Also familiar is the tale of Little Red Riding Hood – the story of a little girl and her encounters with a crafty wolf is timeless. The girl and the monster were juxtaposed – quite literally at one point – by Angela Carter in two of her short stories titled The Werewolf and The Company of Wolves. These three stories and their representations of monsters provide insight on their authors’ definition of humanity.

Upon first reading “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves,” it might seem like an imaginative fantasy and nothing else. The story focuses on the daughters of a pack of werewolves, and it takes place in a world where the werewolves and their daughters are nothing out of the ordinary. But upon closer examination, this is a story rooted in reality. This inventive tale parallels several real world phenomena. Karen Russell uses allegory in “St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves” to objectify western society’s views of people outside of that society and of outsiders in general, and compare them to the views that people have of wild animals.

Werewolves a very well-known fantasy creature, who have been depicted as vicious beasts who will turn on their best friends. In the lay “Bisclavret” the stereotypes of werewolves is no different. Marie de France redefines the werewolf in a very courageous tale of a man and his loyalty. Bisclavret was a very loyal man regardless being werewolf or not. This was shown in multiple scenarios, such as the interaction with his and wife and with the King. The O.E.D. defines loyalty as “Faithful adherence to one's promise, oath, word of honor” (def.1). Throughout the entire story Bisclavret is faithful to everyone he made an oath too. Others have to break

‘The Company of Wolves’ is a twisted and raw reinvention of ‘Little Red Ridding Hood’ while symbolizing female sexuality and embracing it. The wolves in the story have been described by the author as skin and bones, “so little flesh on them that you could count the starveling ribs”. Their food source has been taken away by

In this move a young boy struggles with his sudden transformation into a werewolf on his thirteenth birthday (“Skinwalkers”, 2007).

Metamorphoses of the Werewolf is a book that charts the evolution, growth and changes of werewolf stories “from Antiquity Throughout the Renaissance.” Each chapter focuses on a tale or set of myths in different time periods, and analyzes them, comparing and contrasting, as well as theorizing the meaning behind them based on textual evidence, mainly from church and court documents. Through this method, Ms. Sconduto points out direct correlations between werewolves and the belief systems of the churches in power.

Shrill screams rent the night air, and upon the untamed back of the wild wind rode the sounds of heavy breathing; and of someone crashing through the undergrowth that surrounded Sparon's cottage. He arose out of bed and cursed, those cursed werewolves were always trespassing on his land, disturbing his and his wife's peace and murdering the innocent. Sparon arose from his bed, and being careful not to disturb his wife, grabbed his gun from the foot of his bed; just as the were-wolf's latest victim began frantically hammering on his door screaming all the while. He was creeping slowly down-stairs holding his gun in one hand while loading it with the other; he was about to open the door, and let the woman in when a gun clicked right by his ear.

A werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who shape shifts into a wolf, either purposely, by using magic or by being placed under a curse. Werewolves were known in almost all European countries and cultures. Werewolves are only second in line to vampires in popularity.

As a future healthcare professional working as a physical therapist, one of the most important aspects of the job is getting patients back to the functionality they were at before their injury. This is the main goal of the physical therapist, but ultimately may not always be possible due to their sustained injury. In this case, it is the physical therapist’s responsibility to specify what they should expect to regain the ability to do, but also it is important to establish that they will have to alter their lifestyle to cope with the things that they will not be able to do again. This approach is important because if done incorrectly, it could damage the patient’s perspective, and the long-term consequences could result in a poor quality of life. Whereas, if done correctly, the patient could establish a firm understanding in what they will regain and what they will no longer be able to do, allowing them to cope and re-establish goals and their definition of success, permitting for a better quality of life due to the change in perspective. This argument is present in the novel, Johnny Got His Gun. This novel, written by Dalton Trumbo, displays the characteristics of Joe, a war veteran who was badly hurt in battle. The stream of consciousness demonstrates Joe’s thoughts and how something in the present connects him to other memories that remind him of what he is experiencing. This allows the audience to interpret his experiences and break down his memories into his feelings. Joe is not able to cope immediately with his injuries sustained because of the inability of the doctors to communicate with him, which lessens Joe’s

In the story,the Lay of the Were-Wolf.A man who has been deeply respected and loved has turned into a werewolf.Leaving his household for three days of the week with no one knowing where he goes off too,has triggered his wife to ask him where he has been disappearing off to.Upon telling her his secret,she betrays him and forces him to stay in his wolf form for eternity;and then goes and marries another man.As soon,as he becomes human again though,he is put on trial against his ex-wife in order to see who is truly the monster.

Roxanne couldn’t believe what she was doing. Housing a werewolf by choice, how was that honouring the witches code? A stifled sigh escaped her lips before she took a long swing of the wine that resided in her glass that looked rather enormous compared to her delicate fingers. What hadn’t evaded her was the sound he made as she’d touched him, a purr? It was something far lower than a purr, a rumble of sorts. All she knew for sure was that it wasn’t aggressive. How could this even be? She’d never read or heard of such a pairing. She guessed that he was classed as an animal in some way, but this was more than she’d expected could ever happen.

To encounter a wolf is a frightening experience in itself. With a snarling appearance and bared teeth, a person could instantaneously become overwhelmed with sheer terror. The thought of coming in contact with such a threatening creature is certainly not an incident people want to envision. However, the thought of facing a werewolf, is even more horrifying. Visualizing a half man, half beast-like creature creeping through the night and howling at the moon is a rather disturbing thought, that many people believe to be insane. Although the idea of werewolves existing throughout history may seem implausible to most people, historical accounts, archeological findings, and scientific information may prove they are more than just a myth.

It was a dark stormy night. You could see nothing but misty fog as thick as cement. In a village in central India, there was an enormous mountain. On the tip of the rugged mountain, there was a horizontal plain, and on the plain there was an old and rusty house. That house belonged to Dr. Frank Knarf. That night he was working on something. He was in a hurry. His long and broad shadow indicated that he was mixing chemicals. Then suddenly the figure roared with excitement and anger “Yes, I made it: now I can take my revenge!” Dr. Frank quickly gulped the chemical as if he was pleading to drink water for weeks. His body started to enlarge rapidly. His body was covered by long and ragged hair. He looked like a frightening dog. He wasn’t a dog: he was a werewolf. The creature leaped through the shattered window like a frog and landed right in front of the village. Everyone was fast asleep, and so was the owner of the village, Aron Nora.

Although the belief in werewolves as a dangerous and killing monster has been dispelled in the 21st century we are still fascinated by the werewolves and these creatures have a presence in our present society as well. They are referenced in movies of 1981 - ‘An american werewolf in london’, recently in 2009 ‘Underworld - Rise of the Lycans’ and very recently in 2014 ‘wolves’. Killer Wolf, She Wolf, Of Wolf And Man, Wolfshade are some of the songs in the 21st century inspired by werewolves. Although these movies and songs describe werewolves as dangerous monsters, the false belief in werewolves have changed and we now view it as a fiction in the fantasy world.

Werewolves: A werewolf is a human being who, upon the complete rising of the full moon, becomes a fearsome and deadly near-wolf. This condition is caused by infection with lycanthropy, also known as werewolfry. Werewolves appear in the form of a wolf but, there are distinctions between them and regular wolves. A mixture of powdered silver and dittany applied to a fresh bite will seal the wound and allow the victim to live on as a werewolf, although tragic tales are told of witches and wizards begging for death rather than becoming werewolves. The Wolfsbane Potion, invented by Damocles, allows the werewolf to keep their human mind during transformation. A werewolf cannot chose whether or not to transform and will no longer remember who they are and would kill even their best friend given the opportunity once transformed.