Parodies are commonly found in the literary world, poking fun at the original work or writing grossly exaggerated version of said original. Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion” has many parodies that stem from the roots of its story. It is evident that certain stories such as Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are parodies of Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion.” Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a horrific parody of the original myth “Pygmalion.” Instead of the creator falling in love with his creation like in the myth, the creator is now fearful of his own creation. This is an exaggerated version of the myth as it goes against “Pygmalion’s” idea of the creator being in utter adoration for his/her creation. However there is the
