The Parasitic Life Revealed In Myth's 'Flood'

Throughout the Genesis Flood, Atrahasis Flood and the Epic of Gilgamesh flood, there are many different ways to interpret the different views of The Flood. These different narratives in these stories have their own explanation on how this myth took place and the different beliefs that occurred during this flood. The way you portray each narrative is based on what exactly your beliefs are.

In the article “Monsters and the Moral Imagination,” Stephen Asma, a professor of Philosophy and Distinguished Scholar at Columbia College Chicago, argues that the existence of monsters have a purpose in our lives. It is not only to reveal our deepest fears, but to question our moral instincts. Being attacked by fictional monsters seems impractical, however, chaos and disasters do happen and exist in the real world. The creation of monsters is due to our reaction of our fears and the inability to control the world we live in.

Many people will answer that a monster is greed, hatefulness, a wrathful god, or the opposing political party. However, once one boils down all of the different "monsters" of society, one major factor is left; the people. Humanity's monsters are just meagre attempts at answering why the world is "bad." Why their world is bad. The only monsters that exist in today's society are the ones that humans create themselves, which means, the real monsters may actually just be,

Saul from “Timebound” with his murdering, changing timelines, and evil plotting, he really fits the description for “monster.” I would say that Saul is considered a monster not because of appearance, but because of his actions in demeritorious ways. It states on page 130 that, “When I told him that we needed to just go to Angelo and tell him before someone else discovered the same violations that I had….And all the while, he kept hitting me. Saul never hit me before. Even when he was really angry, he would hit the wall or break something, but never” (Walker). Based on the quote, Saul is a monster because he had no control over his rage that he repeatedly hit Katherine which he had never done before hence the quote, “Saul never hit me before.”

What is a Monster? Monster: A monster is a character used in fiction to demonstrate any evil idea or be the one to provoke a reason for adventure in a Hero’s Journey. Without the monster, there wouldn’t be a hero or a story to tell.

    The Biblical book, Genesis, of the Old Testament contains an account of an historic Flood which has never been equaled in intensity. Tablet 11of the Sumero-Babylonian version of the epic of Gilgamesh also records a Flood quite expansive and quite devastating. Are they a record of the same event?

Does a definition of a monster have to be an unhuman like form or can it be a person who has done numerous unjustified actions? An example would be if a person has committed many crimes or harm innocent people, then should the person be counted as a monster. An image of a monster is a form of some living thing that has ill qualities. Although the creature was thought as the monster, but truly the creator of the creature is the true monster. Frankenstein is the monster because of social isolation from his family, his act of selfishness, and his abandonment for what he created.

Everyone has good and bad traits, I think monsters can have good and bad traits too. However I think a lot of people struggle with their own inner monsters, which is a good representation of the monsters we have come across in our myths. People struggle to fight these monsters, figuratively and literally, especially in our myths. I think if our human nature shifted to actually acknowledging our own monsters we could do more in battle to defeat. It takes a lot of strength in people not to lie to themselves, and to admit to themselves that they need help. Just like in our myths, if the warrior needs help fighting a monster it’s hard for him or her to admit to it. Monsters will always be around in life but you can’t let them defeat you. Try to focus on the positives of a monster instead of the negatives, even though monsters are seen as negative. A lot dealing with life’s monsters is just making sure to get in the right mind set and realize you shouldn’t worry about things you can’t change. Some people just have bad human nature, and are judgmental but that doesn’t mean you also have to

The monster symbolizes the demon, for a friendly person to be so evil require a great amount of hate, it is also a reference to the bible story of David, the king of Israel, who defeated Goliath became evil at the end even though he has great faith in God when he was small. The monster turns evil because of his

The best example of the monsters turning into the antagonist is after he saves a mans daughter and the man shoots and him. The monster, after this even says that this was the last time he did anything good. Mans cruel attitude towards the monster was not the only cause of his turning to antagonist, Victor’s attitude as well was a major contributor. Nature is forced to protect herself (or the monster) and man (or Victor) takes the heat making nature the antagonist and man the protagonist.

The reason Victor killed the second creation was because he was scared it would cause more trouble than it was worth. Similarly, the creation felt remorse when he killed people. The creation only started hating humans once he realized their reactions were either disgust or fear. But all he wanted was to be accepted. That is displaying more human emotion than not. Remorse is a very human emotion, and when a creation is capable of an emotion like that, I don’t see how you could qualify it as being a monster. I would say serial killers are monsters because they murder people and don’t feel remorse. But no one dresses up as a serial killer for Halloween - even though it would make more sense. Arbitrarily enough, we place so much importance on how a monster looks, we forget to focus on more important things like emotion. This reminds me of movies like Beauty and the Beast because once the prince is turned into what looks like a monster, they only way he can turn back into a human is if he finds love. Love is a very human emotion, and it makes sense that with the capability to love and be loved, the beast should turn into a

Each cultures as a monster, they have travelled from centuries to decades always reappearing in in times of crisis or transformed to be used in the today’s belief. Although, we may ask what is a monster? Is it just an imaginary creature that sleeps under your bed or hide in the closet at night, is it supposed to be large, ugly and frightening. Well yes, part of this is true, some monster or should I say creatures were conceived with a disfigured or an unattractive physic which let them no other choice but to be seen as a monster.

Fire-breathing dragons, deadly deep sea creatures, flesh-eating zombies, and blood-sucking vampires are just a few examples of what we commonly refer to when talking about monsters. Historically, monsters have been described as being imaginary creatures typically possessing qualities such as, colossus and sinister. Monsters have been said to have originated from all levels of hell and have come to wreak havoc out of pure evil. Old-English tales such as, Beowulf suggest that monsters prowl for their victim’s late at night and viciously rip apart humans (a.k.a grendel). Monsters lurk in dark, well-hidden places, where they can go unseen until they are ready to attack.

Almost all myths around the world have the particular section on the “Great Flood.” It has been universal, indicating that at some point in their lifetime, all of the cultures experienced a flood that almost wiped

How is the term “monster” defined? Are monsters dark creatures, with the ability to call upon hell and all its attributes? Do they have mangy fur and eyes the vibrant color of blood? In reality, monsters are not furry beast that live under the bed. Monsters are born into this world just as you and I, as human children.Children who utilize false innocents to cloak their wicked tendencies. Monsters are no longer simply being that haunt the nightmares of children, no longer can they be vanquished by the flip of a light switch. Monsters are real, they are individuals that have traveled so deep into the darkness of their own soul that they have lost their way out. As human beings we are gifted with free will, therefore we have the ability to chose what side ,light or dark, prevails in our hearts. With fierce unwavering determination, we even possess the power to fight away the darkness with in the hearts of others.