Who Is The Monster? Essay

I define a “monster” as, someone, or something that sticks out in society and that isn’t normal to an individual person. As such, it will leave an impact on that person and quite possibly will shape or define that person’s actions, behavior and future. I do not believe that a monster is always going to be the stereotypical creature, being or even a specific person. It could very easily be an object, an action or even an idea. I noticed when I was searching through the OED that there were numerous

Hrothgar: He is the king of the Danes while Beowulf was still in his earlier years of life. Hrothgar had a problem with a monster named Grendel who threatened the Dane's way of life. Hrothgar is scared and frightened of Grendel. Herot is his mead hall that he embraces. He wants safety for all of his men. He got Beowulf to kill the monsters (Grendel and Grendel's mother) that threatened them. The amount of people in his mead hall determines the success of his ruling. This is an important theme in

“A powerful monster, living down in the darkness, growled in pain, impatient…”(Lines 1-2). In the poetic epic Beowulf, the monster of the story is growing unsettled by the presence of the unwanted kingdom and success of Hrothgar, the king himself, of Herot. As Grendel grows in his darkness, he becomes enthralled by the killing of any and all warriors that dare come to the mead hall. As the killing spree continues, Beowulf, the hero, comes and rips Grendel’s arm off causing a mortal wound. Because

A monster named Grendel threatens the life of the Danes. He would go to Herot (mead hall of the Danes) and would gorge on all of the bodies. He would kill all of these men for years. One day, Hrothgar (king of the Danes) finds Herot empty. Higlac (king of the Geats) hears how Hrothgar is suffering with the monster named Grendel. Then Beowulf (Higlac's nephew), hears about what has happened in the land of the Danes. Beowulf then sets off to the land of the Geats by boat, but taking the best of the

shake as the most terrifying monster seen within a thousand lifetime's stands before you. It is at this moment you are confronted with the decision to be devoured, cower away, or stand and fight. Only then do you realize- the monster is you. In Jeffery Cohens "Monster Culture," he discusses in

1. By listening to the monster's side of the story, we see that Frankenstein's creation isn't really the monster he was made out to be. He shows his intelligence through speaking and telling Victor that he has taught himself to read and write. Some may say that he's smarter than humans- he taught himself how to not only speak but to read, and he is surprisingly quick in using his observations skills to figure out the world and its ways. But what really surprised me when reading his story was how

Professor Lynch March 9, 2015 Who is the Villain? – Frankenstein or the Monster? Every story has its hero and villain. Some authors’ works easily clarify the debate between which character is the ultimate protagonist or the antagonist, but sometimes the author tries to toy with readers’ minds. Similarly, Frankenstein’s author, Marry Shelley is one of the authors who is not straightforward about who is the villain in her novel. In Frankenstein, both the Monster and Victor Frankenstein could be

The reflection about monsters Monsters, “large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creatures” , are always in stories or books since human started writing down the history. In my opinion, there are two kinds of monster. Some are created by human, and others are created by nature. During the summer, we have read the Frankenstein. And in the book, there is a really ugly monster that was created by Robert Walton who was a really hard-working science learner. He created the monster and abandoned him because

In the story ”Frankenstein” a scientist creates a monster that commits multiple murders throughout the book, but the creature wasn’t born a monster, he was made into one through his master’s and other human’s actions. Many people might believe that the creature is in fact a horrible, cold-hearted monster, but they often overlook the factors that have made him into a one. In the beginning of the story, Dr. Frankenstein’s creation awakened. This creature despite his deformities, was just like a baby

But watching the movie makes me wonder, how does it feel to walk on a monster`s shoes? Will it be fun? Will it be good? Will it be happy? Or will it be horrible? One thing I know for sure it will be pretty lonely, but when I say monster I`m not just pertaining to Grendel, his mom, his brother, nor Beowulf, what I`m trying to say is that there`s a monster in all of us, watching the movie makes me think who is the real monster? Is it Grendel? I believe he`s not, he`s