One of the most well-known novels in the world is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The story about a horrifying monster has been read by people from all around the world for many years, and it is considered a classic. Because this novel is well-known, it was transformed into a film directed by James Whale titled “Frankenstein.” After reading the novel and watching the film, the similarities and differences between the monster can clearly be seen. The monsters in both the novel and film were both terrifying and caused havoc, but the monster in the novel possessed a few different characteristics than the monster in the film.
The first difference between the monster in the novel and the monster in the film is that the monster in the novel was treated …show more content…
In the novel, the monster ran away into hiding because people were frightened of him, and later he began watching over the family that he grew fond of to learn how to speak and read. The monster states, “My days were spent in close attention, that I might speedily master the language; and I may boast that I improved more rapidly than the Arabian, who understood very little, and conversed in broken accents, whilst I comprehend and could imitate almost every word” (124). As it can be seen, the monster became affectionate towards the De Lacey family and really cared about learning to speak and read from them. On the other hand, the monster in the film never went into hiding and did not learn to speak and read from a family. He mostly grumbled and grunted and did not communicate well with the other characters in the film. This difference between the monsters is noticeable as speech was an important characteristic of the monster in the …show more content…
For instance, in both the novel and film, a scientist named Frankenstein worked to create a monster from scratch to bring the monster to life. The scientists conducted their research to learn about the human body and how to create a monster from a dead body. Also, the monsters caused devastation by murdering people for making him feel terrible about himself. Furthermore, the monsters wanted to do whatever they could to torment their creator and force him to pay for making them terrifying to other people. Even though very few similarities can be seen between the novel and film, it can be concluded that there are more differences than there are
The first difference between the monster in the novel and the monster in the film is that the monster in the novel was treated …show more content…
In the novel, the monster ran away into hiding because people were frightened of him, and later he began watching over the family that he grew fond of to learn how to speak and read. The monster states, “My days were spent in close attention, that I might speedily master the language; and I may boast that I improved more rapidly than the Arabian, who understood very little, and conversed in broken accents, whilst I comprehend and could imitate almost every word” (124). As it can be seen, the monster became affectionate towards the De Lacey family and really cared about learning to speak and read from them. On the other hand, the monster in the film never went into hiding and did not learn to speak and read from a family. He mostly grumbled and grunted and did not communicate well with the other characters in the film. This difference between the monsters is noticeable as speech was an important characteristic of the monster in the …show more content…
For instance, in both the novel and film, a scientist named Frankenstein worked to create a monster from scratch to bring the monster to life. The scientists conducted their research to learn about the human body and how to create a monster from a dead body. Also, the monsters caused devastation by murdering people for making him feel terrible about himself. Furthermore, the monsters wanted to do whatever they could to torment their creator and force him to pay for making them terrifying to other people. Even though very few similarities can be seen between the novel and film, it can be concluded that there are more differences than there are