Comparing Frankenstein And The Picture Of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde

The Inside Out “Ah! Watch out, it is a man in a button-down shirt and cargo pants! Run!” People probably would not scream and run if they saw a man walking down the street in a button-down shirt and cargo pants, but they would scream and run if they knew that he was a cereal killer. Some of the world’s scariest monsters are not what the typical person perceives them to be. Moreover, in the books Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde the definition of a monster is explored through different characters. Therefore, Shelley and Wilde define a monster like Frankenstein's Creation and Dorian Gray by their actions not their appearances. Shelley’s definition of a monster is what the typical person would think. Big, ugly, scary, and mean those are the characteristics of Frankenstein’s Creation by …show more content…
Both started off as rather decent people, they became corrupted by how they see themselves in society and how others see them in society. Once they both had shoved away grief, they both became monsters. Consequently, they begin down the slippery slope to becoming monsters. The Creation seeks approval to be worthy of Frankenstein’s love because it feels that it has missed out on the “joys of life” (Shelley 112). Similarly, Dorian Gray seeks approval from Lord Henry to strive to follow his life style. Both ultimately fail, and become monstrous. Both monsters have their creators. The creation has Frankenstein literally creating hime. Additionally, Basil is Dorian Gray’s figurative creator because he painted the portrait of Dorian Gray. Dorian Gray kills and causes many deaths of people close to him; also, the Creation kills and causes many deaths of people close to Frankenstein. At the end of it all, both the Creation and Dorian Gray’s lives a runed with no good impressions to be left on the