Cookie Monster

The song “Human” by Rag’n’Bone Man came out in February of 2017. Rory Graham, or better known as his stage name Rag’n’Bone man, is a British singer and songwriter in the Alternative and Indie genre. His song “Human” argues that everyone is human and makes mistakes. Its argument is effective because of its use of Aristotle’s forms of persuasion ethos, logos, and pathos. As well as the choice of words in the lyrics. The song starts with a tambourine and slow claps on a sluggish beat that imitates…

“forebodes” (10) and “destruction” (10) adds to a future warning humans of their coming downfall. The poet conveys a more grave tone with ominous diction. His words bring messages how something bad can and will happen if humanity continues to ‘birth’ more monsters. The tone tells how humanity is developing too fast. The symbol is followed by an allusion of man’s threat to themselves, “Actaeon who saw the goddess naked among the leaves and his hounds tore him up” (11-12). The allusion references…

In his pursuit to create the creature Victor removes himself from society. Schizophrenia can cause those inflicted to withdraw themselves from society (Piotrowski). When Victor describes the creation of his monster he speaks of the location of his work, “In a solitary chamber, or rather a cell, at the top of the house, and separated from all the other apartments by a gallery and staircase, I kept my workshop of filthy creation”(Shelley 40). Victor separated…

perceived by society because of his physical appearance being so called a “monster” although his creator is in fault of his creatures actions. Frankenstein leaves us asking questions and raises some serious issues, one of which that comes up time and time again. Who is the real monster? To begin, The word monster can be described as behaviour or to be perceived by looks. No one is born a monster,…

Body Snatchers in the 1800’s In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley our main protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, steals body parts from dissecting rooms as well as getting the parts from charnel houses during the 1800’s in order to complete his creation. What Victor was doing was called grave robbing and at the time grave robbing was a common occurrence. It was common only in part to the medical fields need for bodies. So the knowledge gained from grave robbing outweighed the wrongdoings of the…

of the monsters acts against him and the people dearest to him. While the Monster comes into the world with a loving heart, he is rejected by all and believes that all humans are terrible, and he seeks revenge on all who hurt him. By the acts of everyone he encounters and Victors, he too becomes secluded and an outcast. Appearance, personality, and placement of events- all are reasons that society shuns the Outcast. Thus creating the archetype of the Outcast, which both Victor and the Monster…

creation. Victor realizes the monsters surprisingly humane feelings after he tells his story, which is shown when he states, “His tale, and the feelings he now expressed, proved him to be a creature of fine sensations; and did I not as his maker, owe him all the portion of happiness that it was in my power to bestow”(Shelley 105). As shown, Victor starts to feel guilty and empathize with the creature, but this does not last long as seen further in the story. The monster is elated when he…

Shelley’s gothic monster of the imagination is compared to the ‘devil’(1) of Hyde displaying man’s mental inhibitions. Stevenson adapted Frankenstein into a creation of science that inhabits the oppressive aspects of humanity. The fear is haunting because the elements of animality are presented as lingering within everyone thus intensifying the horror. The idea that the monster evolved from the beast within, portrays a more tangible monster. “Jekyll grew pale to the lips… a blackness about his…

technology and encouraged the appreciation of nature. Shelley uses the monster in her novel as a societal reflection of the Industrial Revolution and as a warning of the dangers of scientific advancements. When scientific advancements are made without morals or considering the consequences, they can harm society. Morals are what people believe to be right or wrong. During the Industrial Revolution, there was…

the way they look, which prevents from getting to know the person. The book is surrounded by the monster that in the beginning is very innocent but through the reactions of the people is forced to become a bad person. Mary Shelley uses critical race theory to demonstrate how society instead of trying to understand they reject people's background due to their assumption and misconception. When the monster comes face-to-face with people there is assumptions. At the cottage he has be hiding in, he…