Teratology: The Study of Monsters
All humans have some minor trace of monstrosity in them so that means that every monster that has ever existed has been a human being. Contemplating monsters and monster like behavior is not a precise science. When the idea of studying monsters is explored, often times the teratology effort is seen in a negative realm. Not all monsters are evil. Some monsters are forged out of necessity or survival. All monsters have a trace of humanity that dwells within them.
Miss Havisham, from Great Expectations, is not the classic, run of the mill, everyday monster. Although, she is manipulative, deceptive, and just plain mean at times she does have human qualities. True, she turned out not to be Pip’s benefactor, but she gave him access to Estella before she was burned alive. She truly did love Estella, even though she did not know how the express her love. I would even venture to say she loved Pip as well. And once upon a time, Miss Havisham, even love a man. Before she reached monster status she had even planned …show more content…
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a creation of Oscar Wilde’s consciousness and unconsciousness and consequently exposes his dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality. This novel is by all means "a well-written book" known not only for its attractive plot, the elegant language and the well-intended moral implications, but also for its credible revelation of the author 's sophisticated personality. The painful struggle between the three parts of Wilde 's personality present themselves in The Picture of Dorian Gray. “The three main characters, Dorian, Basil and Henry, faithfully reflect the three levels of Wilde 's personality, the id, the superego and the ego. According to Sigmund Freud, id, ego, and superego are the three divisions of the personality” (These
All humans have some minor trace of monstrosity in them so that means that every monster that has ever existed has been a human being. Contemplating monsters and monster like behavior is not a precise science. When the idea of studying monsters is explored, often times the teratology effort is seen in a negative realm. Not all monsters are evil. Some monsters are forged out of necessity or survival. All monsters have a trace of humanity that dwells within them.
Miss Havisham, from Great Expectations, is not the classic, run of the mill, everyday monster. Although, she is manipulative, deceptive, and just plain mean at times she does have human qualities. True, she turned out not to be Pip’s benefactor, but she gave him access to Estella before she was burned alive. She truly did love Estella, even though she did not know how the express her love. I would even venture to say she loved Pip as well. And once upon a time, Miss Havisham, even love a man. Before she reached monster status she had even planned …show more content…
The Picture of Dorian Gray is a creation of Oscar Wilde’s consciousness and unconsciousness and consequently exposes his dissociative identity disorder, or multiple personality. This novel is by all means "a well-written book" known not only for its attractive plot, the elegant language and the well-intended moral implications, but also for its credible revelation of the author 's sophisticated personality. The painful struggle between the three parts of Wilde 's personality present themselves in The Picture of Dorian Gray. “The three main characters, Dorian, Basil and Henry, faithfully reflect the three levels of Wilde 's personality, the id, the superego and the ego. According to Sigmund Freud, id, ego, and superego are the three divisions of the personality” (These