Introduction
Monsters are scary but fantastic! Arguably, the world would be boring if we did not have monsters to scare us and inculcate in us the need to have their power and capabilities. While some monsters are a real cause of fear to people in a society, it is apparent that we need them for coping with our daily fears (Jacobsen, 2016). The horror and terror expressed by the monsters such as the zombies show what human beings wish to become.
Their influence makes people secretly aspire to be as prominent thus their creation in showing what human beings are missing by sticking to their current form. There are varied ranges of ideologies which are often posed by individuals about how people view the world and the interpretation of themselves …show more content…
The case is not different for Jack the Ripper. The monster created fear among the residents of East-end in London due to its ability to kill people and disappear without attracting any attention. The only time which people knew about its existence was after the monster had taken the life of another person. Jack the Ripper had earned the name “the serial killer”. The expertise used in conducting the murder was a representation of what people would have wanted to become (Lindsey, 2011).
This made him gain the title Leather Apron or Whitechapel Murder. His choice of the victim was questionable as he targeted the women who worked as prostitutes at the East-End. The representation could have been a suggestion that the social aspect and the accord were against the prostitution. The manner in which the victims were killed was astonishing since their throats were cut and their internal organs mutilated …show more content…
We have identified from the discussion above that the monsters are a representation of the fear and worry in society thus the cause of bad reputation to the people.
However, it is important to note that the monsters represent power and capabilities which human beings can only dream of possessing. For instance, Jack the Ripper represents a deviation from the expectations of human beings from the serial killings. However, some elements of the monster make it a desirable evil in the society due to the eradication of social evils. Most importantly, people admire the monster due to its ability to go unnoticed. From the movie, there are people who seem to spectate the monster. These include the reporters who faked the newsletters claiming that it came from the monster. One of the people in the society had stepped forward through a letter claiming to be
Monsters are scary but fantastic! Arguably, the world would be boring if we did not have monsters to scare us and inculcate in us the need to have their power and capabilities. While some monsters are a real cause of fear to people in a society, it is apparent that we need them for coping with our daily fears (Jacobsen, 2016). The horror and terror expressed by the monsters such as the zombies show what human beings wish to become.
Their influence makes people secretly aspire to be as prominent thus their creation in showing what human beings are missing by sticking to their current form. There are varied ranges of ideologies which are often posed by individuals about how people view the world and the interpretation of themselves …show more content…
The case is not different for Jack the Ripper. The monster created fear among the residents of East-end in London due to its ability to kill people and disappear without attracting any attention. The only time which people knew about its existence was after the monster had taken the life of another person. Jack the Ripper had earned the name “the serial killer”. The expertise used in conducting the murder was a representation of what people would have wanted to become (Lindsey, 2011).
This made him gain the title Leather Apron or Whitechapel Murder. His choice of the victim was questionable as he targeted the women who worked as prostitutes at the East-End. The representation could have been a suggestion that the social aspect and the accord were against the prostitution. The manner in which the victims were killed was astonishing since their throats were cut and their internal organs mutilated …show more content…
We have identified from the discussion above that the monsters are a representation of the fear and worry in society thus the cause of bad reputation to the people.
However, it is important to note that the monsters represent power and capabilities which human beings can only dream of possessing. For instance, Jack the Ripper represents a deviation from the expectations of human beings from the serial killings. However, some elements of the monster make it a desirable evil in the society due to the eradication of social evils. Most importantly, people admire the monster due to its ability to go unnoticed. From the movie, there are people who seem to spectate the monster. These include the reporters who faked the newsletters claiming that it came from the monster. One of the people in the society had stepped forward through a letter claiming to be