Essays on Monster

Godzilla is the monstrous dinosaur awakened from his deep slumber in the depths of the sea and started raising havoc in Tokyo, Japan. Godzilla is a movie set during 1954 with a baggage of controversies, issues, appreciations and critics. Godzilla is more than just the rubber monster destroying toy trains and buildings. He is more than the flames he breathes to the human population in the film He is more than just mutated dinosaur. Godzilla is a symbol of fear for something bigger. He is a shadow of the nuclear weapons.
Godzilla is a film that mirrors the historical Continue reading...

The cannon of human literature is littered with instances of human beings trying to aspire to the level of creators. There are many examples in different cultures of mankind suffering consequences when aspiring to the level of creation that these societies reserves for the gods. Ready examples include the Adam and Eve story in which humankind tastes from a tree of knowledge. Another example is that of Prometheus, the god who brought woes on humankind by given it the gift (or was it the curse?) of fire. In more modern times films and literature reflect this same human concern. Continue reading...

No doubt, creation, annihilation and conservation in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” provide a background for the exploration of the ruination and undoing of particular human attributes. “The Modern Prometheus,” the subtitle of Shelley’s novel further reinforces this notion. In fact, this notion is further reinforced by the fact that Shelley’s novel can be regarded as a modern version of the classic German legend of Faust. Shelley puts together the idea of the ruination of human attributes as a result of self-discovery as evidenced by Frankenstein, who claims that he has been blasted in hopes, and the same Continue reading...

It is a well-known fact that Mary Shelley’s family relationships were beset by difficulties, and she somehow ended up reflecting on them in her novel, Frankenstein. There are quite a few essays that prove the point that Mary Shelly expressed her own life into her fictional novel. However, an underlying subject in the novel has somehow evaded the critical eyes of critics, until Susan Coulter wrote about it in her essay “‘Frankenstein’ – a cautionary tale of bad parenting,” which is posted on Mary Shelley’s website. Through her essay, Frankenstein’ – a cautionary tale of bad parenting” and despite Continue reading...

Annotated Bibliography: Definition of a Monster

Introduction
Considering that particular focus of this research is defining what a monster is. The sources incorporated herein essentially work to define the term monster in relation to film literature, and personal perceptions. In a bid to accomplish this, sources that are to be used in the research establishes the chronology of the term monster, culture perception of the term monster, and finally the relation of monstrous characteristics to human behaviour. The most important ideas in understanding the subject of the research evident from the sources below include myths, history of monsters, magic and believes.
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Lusus Naturae is a story written by Margaret Atwood. It is a story about a girl who had to deal with her appearance because she was unlike from the other family members. While Frankenstein, is story written by Mary Shirley. It is story about a hideous monster that was created by Victor Frankenstein, and left him to wander all alone in the world. Shelley in Frankenstein and Atwood in Lusus Naturae, wrap their stories around two characters whose physical appearance are similar to one another (Mays 289). Both the stories deal with characters who are struggling to live with Continue reading...

Scientific thinking can be defined as the process by which individuals extend their knowledge through the formation of theory on the basis of observations or epidemiological arrays. The theory is then put to trial by dividing the entire population and the outcome or results given a broad view to the correct population via the course of inductive common sense. Before the hypotheses are implemented, the results must undergo an examination by the research planned on the argument that the theory may have substantial backing or be denied. There are six principles of scientific thinking namely: falsifiability, extraordinary claims, replicability, Continue reading...

Beowulf is an epic poem written in the medieval time. The main theme of the poem is the struggle between good and evil. A courageous warrior engages in a battle with dragons and other supernatural creatures from hell. People are united by this common predicament and join hands to fight the monsters from hell.
Beowulf is driven by the pursuit of fame. He travels to a foreign land to prove his bravery by facing a supernatural monster. He prefers to face the monster with bare hands to wielding a weapon. Only a man driven by the pursuit of fame Continue reading...

Introduction

Arguably one among the most prominent European gothic novels, Frankenstein is one of the stories that have evoked various reactions and criticisms from different scholars and gurus in European and American literature. Having been cited as one among the most common science fiction novels, Frankenstein covers a wide array of themes, making the book qualify for numerous argumentative topics among scholars. The story, whose main characters are a monster and a human being, who apparently is the creator of the monster, is set in Europe during the gothic period. Among the many scholars that have sort to criticize, analyze Continue reading...

Mary Shelley’s literary treatise ‘Frankenstein’ originally published in the year 1818 falls in the genre of horror fiction. Shelley gives an account of the ethical issues present in technological developments and researches. She discusses the relation of a monster and its creator Victor Frankenstein, who possesses a deep passion for science and research. Out of his burning desire, Frankenstein creates a monster, which acts inhumane and destroys the lives of the human beings it encounters unable to withstand the unacceptability in the society. As a result of his creation, Frankenstein loses all his near and dear, and decides Continue reading...

The psychological traits of Victor Frankenstein are displayed throughout the pages of Mary Shelley ‘s novel, Frankenstein, published in 1818. These traits will be discussed, labeled and analyzed throughout this essay. Though Victor Frankenstein is a fictional character, Mary Shelley brings him to life, with many psychological characteristics. These characteristics are classified under psychological terms discovered by many psychiatrists, including the father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud.

The psychological characteristics discussed are fixation, intellectualization and reversal, all of which derive from the id, ego and super-ego.

Victor Frankenstein was a man with obsessive behavior. Once his mind was introduced to a matter in life, he wanted to know everything he could on that matter. This stems from his id. “ Continue reading...

Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley written in 1818 during the Romantic period and is a Gothic novel. The story is about a journey of the characters in the novel and about their quests and their relationships. The story begins with a man named Robert Walton exploring the North Pole where amidst the cold and mist Captain Walton comes across a lifeless man almost frozen in the ice. This man was Victor Frankenstein. It can be said that Captain Walton “saved” lifeless Frankenstein as compared to just keeping him alive for a week because what Captain Walton Continue reading...

In the history of human civilization, stories always had educative role. In the literary works of fiction, authors use diverse images and symbols in order to trigger a particular reflection from the audience. On the other hand, some authors use traditional images in new contexts in order to stimulate a different reaction and challenge the audiences’ perception of traditional images. In other words, authors often argue that the same images can have different meaning and perception in different cultures and different times. The best example of this is a perception of monsters in different times. The aim of this Continue reading...

Throughout history, the ruling classes have normally offered protection to the areas of their jurisdiction. These rulers usually have the false hope of controlling their territory forever; thus they build harmonious relationships with the people they rule so that these people can protect them from external attacks. To achieve such a relationship between the ruler and his subjects, the rulers would occasionally instill fear into their warriors’ minds. The other way of building this relationship was through cultivating respect between them; the rulers and the subjects. In an Anglo-Saxon work like “Beowulf”, comitatus refers to the relationship created between Continue reading...

Introduction

There is a long history when it comes to the incorporation of monsters into narratives and stories. Many authors found the monster genre to be quite attractive to the audience and, therefore, in the 19th and the early 20th Century; there was a rise in the number of monster stories authored by different writers. Some of the most famous works of literature that have incorporated the element of monsters include “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley (1818), “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1818), “The Invisible Man (1897) and “Dracula” (1897). Many of these monster narratives have been Continue reading...

"Monsters" by Anna Quindlen first seems as a fantasy story telling about a young woman's son admitting to her that he has a monster under his bed. A short dialogue between the mother and her child shows that the son is convinced in the monster's existence. Eventually, the woman proceeds to recalling her own childhood and her every night routine of rushing under the blanket before the monster living under her bad could grab her ankle. Soon the mood of the story changes, and the woman talks about the lesson she learnt from monsters: monsters do not leave under Continue reading...

The class

Summary on Hamlet and Beowulf
“Hamlet, prince of Denmark” is a tragedy by William Shakespeare which reveals a story of one young man facing cruelty, lies and unjust society. Hamlet is the main character of the play; his biggest challenge is to find out the truth about his father’s death and to bring back justice. Hamlet believes that his uncle Claudius murdered his own brother, Hamlet’s father. He is also shocked by the fact that Claudius married his brother’s widow Gertrude and blames own mother for betrayal.
The play begins with a scene before the royal Continue reading...

Introduction

Mary Shelley, born Wollstonecraft, was the daughter of philosopher and political writer William Godwin and famed feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Her early childhood was fraught with one sad event after the other and could therefore account for her starting an affair at the age of sixteen with Percy Bysshe Shelley. Although married at the time Shelley gave Mary all of his attention and they eventually ran away together. No consideration for anyone else here. In her life Mary faced a lot of loneliness and alienation, her mother died when she was born, her half-sister committed suicide and she lost three Continue reading...

With specific references to the film and to at least two other written sources, examine the function of science as it is presented within the film.
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Dr. Frankenstein and the monster he has created turn out to be alive, and they are not killed in the film as had been previously thought about deeply. Having been in the film industry for quite some time, he feels it is time he should get out of the business. A mad scientist however kidnaps his wife; the doctor gives in to his request to help him create Continue reading...

Who am I? What am I? What is my name? All these questions do not matter for me. I am neither a man, nor a monster. I do not live, I survive. How did I get to it? Let me tell you my story and you will understand everything.
My story begins somewhere in the nineteenth century. I woke up tied on the table. A man in a white coat was standing over me. For the first time he was smiling, but in a moment his face became contorted with a terror. I did not understand many things that Continue reading...

The visual of Ebola disease is an effective way of making people aware of the newly arrived disease in America. It is a very common proverb that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' One can identify the problem through the picture. The picture is a fine guide for a research. It can be discussed as a successful war of America against the dreadful disease Ebola. It means that American Health Department is fully prepared for the fight against Ebola and hence, the United States is not the suitable place for Ebola to stay. The flag of United States Continue reading...

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Current strategies

After its fast expansion in the earlier years, Monster Worldwide incurred costly mistakes in their selection of markets where to open physical offices. Deteriorating revenues forced it to regulate its own expansion programs and rationalize market selection strategies. It realized that certain markets failed to live up to their expectations in withstanding deteriorating market conditions. As a result, it cut down on non-profitable regional offices as part of its current strategies of rationalization and cost-cutting. It sold its Careers-China and similar operations in Latin American and Turkey in 2012. It cut down its workforce in North America and Continue reading...

Mary Shelley in her Frankenstein novel raised many interesting issues that remain important nowadays. But probably the most widely discussed one is the issue of scientific research and scientist’s responsibility. Mary Shelley was probably the first one to talk about and to foresee the danger of careless approach to fast developing technologies and science in general.
The story of Victor Frankenstein is a story of inspired and dedicated scientist who failed to take his creation seriously and was not brave enough to take the responsibility. When we talk about scientist’s responsibility, we talk about its’ three components: Continue reading...

Thesis Statement: Shelley uses this to symbolize how the society’s rigid ideas of acceptable expression of sexuality prevented Frankenstein’s monster from being able to live a normal life as a human being.
- One of the central conflicts in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein was that the monster was maladjusted to the society because it did not have a companion.a. This forced both Dr. Frankenstein and his monster to conclude that the only solution to the monster’s loneliness would be to create a companion, “You must create a female for me with whom I can live in Continue reading...

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The Vision and Mission Statements

Vision Statement
“Monster Worldwide, Inc. is the global leader in successfully connecting job opportunities and people. Monster uses the world’s most advanced technology to help people Find Better, matching jobs seekers to opportunities via digital, social and mobile solutions including monster.com®, our flagship website, and employers to the best talent using a vast array of products and services” (“Our Company,” 2014).

Mission Statement

“To help people find better, not only at work, but in life” (“Our Company,” 2014).
Recent Challenges and New Strategic Plan
Sales and Profitability Downturns in Careers-International
In 2012, revenue in the Careers-International segment decreased 11.9 Continue reading...

Grendel is one of the most focused character from the Anglo Saxon poem known as Beowulf in which he is believed to be a human monster that relishes in cannibalism yet he doesn’t feel the need to play by the rules (Liuzza, 2000).
Grendel is a human monster that feeds upon men and is cannibalistic in nature. In the poem, he is known to be a descendent of Cain, the son of Adam and Eve that killed his own brother. As any descendent of Cain is to be known as a creature himself, so is the case with Continue reading...

In the sixth-century A.D., the Anglo-Saxon culture left behind nearly 30,000 lines of literature. Of those, 4,000 lines formed the epic poem, Beowulf. The author of the piece remains shrouded in mystery as does the exact year of its writing. The ancient, alliterative poem tells the tale of the adventures of the strong and courageous warrior, Beowulf, who comes to the aid of Hrothgar, King of the Danes. Beowulf himself is the nephew of Higelac, King of the Geats, and is said to have the strength of 30 men in each of his arms (pace.edu, n.d.). The Continue reading...

The 1931 James Whale film Frankenstein bears, at times, little more than a surface resemblance to the original Mary Shelley novel on which it was based, Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus. One of the few distinct parallels that the book and film share beyond their core concept is a scene in which the monster interacts with an innocent little girl near a body of water. However, whereas in the book the monster saves the girl from drowning, Boris Karloff’s monster in the film unknowingly drowns the girl, only realizing what he had done far too late. The difference in Continue reading...

‘Instructor’s Name’

The Frankenstein Application Essay
Mencius, a Chinese scholar who lived between 372—289 B.C.E., argues that human beings are innately good natured, and this nature can either be allowed to flower through education and self-discipline or dissipated by negative influences. Another example from ancient Asian tradition includes Valmiki, the author of the great Hindu epic Ramayana, who was a thief by profession, but was transformed through his experiences and went on to become a great thinker of his times. These examples raise an age old question - nature or nurture, which one shapes the personality of a human being. Continue reading...

Literature

FRANKENSTEIN AND DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are very interesting from an analytical point of view. The books primarily tell the tales of ambitious scientists trying to defy the rules of nature with respect to the human capacity to give and take life. In both cases, the end results are disastrous and both scientists en up regretting their previous creation. These two stories, from the community point of view, tell the tale of the duality of all human beings with respect to their ability to do good as well as to do Continue reading...

M. Shelly "Frankenstein", E. Pauline Johnson " A Red Girl's Reasoning", E. Dickinson "poems 260, 269, 320, 340, 353, 479, 1096

Introduction:

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, E Pauline Johnson’s ‘A Red Girl’s Reasoning’ and Emily Dickinson’s poetry all explore what can be seen to be similar themes such as doomed love, unrequited passions and identity. Metaphor is also present in Dickinson’s poetry where the allegorical nature of her writings arouses feelings of intimate passion on a smaller yet no less powerful scale. One can observe an indelible link between all three female authors who were concerned with Continue reading...

The “Best of Both Worlds” has two storylines adapted from Star Trek: The Next Generation, American science fiction television series. It aims to describe the struggle between the two opposing factions, the Enterprise and the Borg. The Borg intends to conquer Earth, whereas the Enterprise is determined to prevent the Borg from accomplishing this. Before the cube can reach Earth, the Enterprise can destroy the Borg’s protective shield, leaving it/them vulnerable to attack and, therefore, increasing the Enterprise’s chance of success in preventing it/them from conquering Earth. This paper will analyze the second thesis in Cohen's Monster Continue reading...

In the wake of the second world war and with the entry into what would come to be known as the “nuclear age”, the world knew that nothing would be the same in the second half of the 20th century. Arguably, nobody felt the dawn of the nuclear age greater than Japan following the devastation and chaos caused by the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. First-hand accounts of the bombings were frightening; people screaming, fleeing, desperate to find cover, while a blinding light and a sudden blazing heat suddenly filled the air, followed swiftly by an ominous roar, a steady Continue reading...

The Gilgamesh is a Sumerian poem that is regarded the first poem to be written in the world. The content of the Gilgamesh revolves around the use of archetypal symbols, through which gods are presented as omniscient and omnipotent. The gods in the poem are characterized by their foolish use of power. On the other hand, Beowulf is the oldest Anglo-Saxon epic that was written in the 8th century A.D. The concerns of the poem are original symbols, powerful images, and powerful gods that control the action (Scheub 21). The epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf concentrate on the immorality Continue reading...

The “Best of Both Worlds” consists of two storylines adapted from Star Trek: The Next Generation, an American science fiction television series. It aims to explain the struggle between the two opposing factions, the Enterprise and the Borg. The Borg intend to conquer Earth, whereas the Enterprise is determined to prevent the Borg from accomplishing this. Before the cube is able to reach Earth, the Enterprise is able to destroy the Borg’s protective shield, leaving it vulnerable to attack and therefore increasing their chance of success in preventing it from conquering Earth. This paper will analyze how the Continue reading...

Introduction: My favorite hobbies are gaming, movies, animals/pets. I am at MSU to study social work. I am in the MSW program. One thing that I’d like others to know about me is that I love animals of all kind. I have a Russian Tortoise, three freshwater aquariums. I also have 2 min pins or miniature pinchers which are a cross between a German pinscher Italian greyhound and dachshund.
The Monster Under My Bed: The monster that lives under my bed is about two feet tall and looks like a short, squat goblin with bat wings that fold Continue reading...

- Story
- In “The Little Green Monster” a line describes the “spinning dark cocoon” in the woman’s body. Discuss what you think that represents and its connection to the monster and the woman’s reaction.
The story is about a young woman and a monster. As described in the story, the monster appeared from a hole and made its way to the house where the woman was sited. According to the story, the spinning dark cocoon in the woman’s body was her mind. The woman used her brains to harm the monster. When the monster read the Continue reading...

Frankenstein is a fictional story written by Mary Shelly. It was later adapted into a movie version, which was directed by James Whales. There are more differences than similarities between the book and the movie. This is because; the movie is mainly based on the 1920’s play, other than the original Mary Shelly’s book Frankenstein. A text has to be altered in one way or the other while making a movie due to a number of obvious factors. A lot of details from the book were missing in the movie, but the changes made by Whales were Continue reading...

The monster has displayed actions that imply the fact that it needs guidance and care from its creator. It is just as helpless as a child who has been born and abandoned. With no alternative, it has to stay around its creator, demanding for its needs to be met.
When the monster could not get the needed attention, it threw tantrums just like a child. The monster throws tantrums in form of killing its creators close family members just to reveal how he is not well attended to (Shelley 20). Its helpless nature makes the monster demand for attention Continue reading...

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, stands tall as a classic horror novel that is considered to be one of the most important works of Gothic literature. The book follows Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who attempts to engineer a new body through the various limbs of other dead bodies he secrets away, reanimating them through his particular brand of quack science. The morality of Victor Frankenstein is constantly called into question, from his playing God by attempting to create new life to his mistreatment and misunderstanding of the poor creature he creates. Frankenstein is by no means a hero, but neither is Continue reading...