It has been said, and proven, that humans are social creatures. One’s humanity relies on companionship. The monster, in Frankenstein, shows that he has a need for companionship, even if he doesn’t receive it. He says: “I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate with me but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me.” This quote not only displays the monster’s rejection from society but also his need for companionship, from any being. However, the monster was never granted a mate, nor a friend, nor an ally. Humans are social creatures; without others to share their life with, they lose their humanity. The monster shows this when he says: “I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity: but am I not alone,
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After the monster kills all the relationships in Victor’s life, he too suffers from a loss of humanity. Victor dedicates his life to “execut[ing] this dear revenge” upon the monster. Like his creation, Victor focuses all his energy on revenge and becomes a metaphorical monster. Losing his human relationships cost him his humanity.
In contrast, Blade Runner shows that having companionship is important, not to saving one’s humanity, but to saving their life. Zhora and Leon die much earlier in the movie than Pris and Roy. With a four year cap on their lives and Blade Runner hunting them, it seems impossible for the replicants to evade death entirely; just as long as they can. Given the factors working against them, Pris and Roy’s prolonged survival proves that companionship keeps one alive.
The two narratives work in combination to illustrate common point: humans need to be social. Blade Runner emphasizes its importance by tying it to one’s survival; while Frankenstein shows that without relationships, one loses their …show more content…
In Frankenstein, the monster has a human form, but a face so grotesquely ugly that upon first glance he is immediately identified by others as a monster. The monster’s physical appearance has, on multiple occasions, caused his humanity to be doubted and his character to be feared. Instances like this include when Victor first animates the monster and instantly is repulsed by the being; when the cottagers come home to find the monster and they feel an instinctual hatred for him; and when the monster rescues the girl from the river, the man assumed he had evil intentions, despite his kind actions, simply because of his appearance. The monster is victim to a phenomenon known in the field of aesthetics as the uncanny valley, which elicits an instinctual response of fear in an observer. The uncanny valley applies when “features look and move almost, but not exactly like natural beings.” At the bottom of the valley is what has been resolved as the most horrific being: the zombie. The zombie is a reanimated corpse, quite similar to the monster himself. So, although the monster has a need for companionship, and displays emotions just as well as any human; he cannot be said to be human because so much of one’s humanity is determined by how they relate to the rest of society. Due to his appearance the monster is out-casted. In his
After the monster kills all the relationships in Victor’s life, he too suffers from a loss of humanity. Victor dedicates his life to “execut[ing] this dear revenge” upon the monster. Like his creation, Victor focuses all his energy on revenge and becomes a metaphorical monster. Losing his human relationships cost him his humanity.
In contrast, Blade Runner shows that having companionship is important, not to saving one’s humanity, but to saving their life. Zhora and Leon die much earlier in the movie than Pris and Roy. With a four year cap on their lives and Blade Runner hunting them, it seems impossible for the replicants to evade death entirely; just as long as they can. Given the factors working against them, Pris and Roy’s prolonged survival proves that companionship keeps one alive.
The two narratives work in combination to illustrate common point: humans need to be social. Blade Runner emphasizes its importance by tying it to one’s survival; while Frankenstein shows that without relationships, one loses their …show more content…
In Frankenstein, the monster has a human form, but a face so grotesquely ugly that upon first glance he is immediately identified by others as a monster. The monster’s physical appearance has, on multiple occasions, caused his humanity to be doubted and his character to be feared. Instances like this include when Victor first animates the monster and instantly is repulsed by the being; when the cottagers come home to find the monster and they feel an instinctual hatred for him; and when the monster rescues the girl from the river, the man assumed he had evil intentions, despite his kind actions, simply because of his appearance. The monster is victim to a phenomenon known in the field of aesthetics as the uncanny valley, which elicits an instinctual response of fear in an observer. The uncanny valley applies when “features look and move almost, but not exactly like natural beings.” At the bottom of the valley is what has been resolved as the most horrific being: the zombie. The zombie is a reanimated corpse, quite similar to the monster himself. So, although the monster has a need for companionship, and displays emotions just as well as any human; he cannot be said to be human because so much of one’s humanity is determined by how they relate to the rest of society. Due to his appearance the monster is out-casted. In his