Untouchables, by Eliot Ness. The book tells the story of Eliot Ness and his men, Martin Lahart, Sam Seager, Lyle Chapman, Barney Cloonan, Tom Friel, Joe Leeson, Bill Gardner, and Mike King. A group of cops assembled by Eliot Ness, a prohibition agent, to take down the infamous Al Capone. The 18th Amendment bans alcohol use in America this is called Prohibition. In 1929, the city of Chicago was being run by the illegal actions of the notorious Scarface Capone. Eliot Ness was a prohibition…
Saadat Hasan Manto is one of the greatest short story writers in Urdu literature who has produced twenty two collections of short stories dealing with different subjects such as partition, human life, social taboos, communal violence, so on and so forth. His stories revolving round the subject of partition of the subcontinent after independence in 1947 are more famous and more known than his other stories. Toba Tek Singh is one such story, a masterpiece, which is interwoven with the theme of…
Monster Cinema: The Myth and History of the Spectacle In recent years, the monster genre has been dominated by zombies, vampires, werewolves, and supernatural creatures. Although these monsters terrify audiences, they don’t have the same impact as their larger, far more destructive counterparts. The kaiju, or giant monster, have been a neglected and misunderstood genre for a long time. It wasn’t until recently that these monsters started to make their way back on the silver screen. This paper…
When one is asked to think of their idea of a monster, they usually come up with something along the lines of no emotions, no remorse, and pure disgust. On the contrary, two prominent novels in literature, Grendel by John Gardner and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, claim that monsters can indeed show emotions and the ability to reason as a normal human being. Both novels introduce a physically hideous monster on the outside, isolated from the rest of the world. These two creatures are shown to…
but I fear the wrong monster’s released” (“Mob Song” Beauty and the Beast). LeFou disagrees with Gaston. He fears that by the mob turning its attention to the Beast, they are focusing on the wrong monster. LeFou does not see the Beast as the real threat. Instead, LeFou sees his companion as the true monster because he saw Gaston’s transformation from light to dark. The Beast may look…
Beast. Usually, in the end there is a kind lady who saves the monster, proving that she can love, and he can too. However in this story there is only the De Lacey family. The monster watches them though a window where he sees love in the family, but he is rejected by them due to his fiendish looks. This is the turning point for the monster much as being turned into the beast was the prince in the a fore mentioned fairy tale. The monster then goes on a rampage with the idea that if he cannot have…
A monster is an ugly, gigantic, vicious creature. Not only that but their actions also describe who they are. If they do it to harm someone than they are considered a monster. In this this case with no doubt the real monster would be Beowulf. He fits under all of the qualifications of a monster according to his looks and his actions. He was just a selfish monster that did not care about others. His actions made him get to the point where he let everyone down. His looks made people stay away from…
with the Creature. The Creature demands compensation for his abandonment, and implores Frankenstein to create a female companion for him. Frankenstein initially agrees, but later decides that he does not want to take the risk of creating another monster. Upon learning that Frankenstein has ceased working on the female, the Creature expresses his anger toward Frankenstein and threatens him. Later that night, he murders Henry Clerval. Finally, Frankenstein returns home and marries Elizabeth, but…
When Victor Frankenstein begins his studies of natural science, he does not foresee where his research will take him and the consequences it will have. Using his knowledge and passion for science, Frankenstein creates life by combining pieces of corpses. Frankenstein dedicates all of his focus and passion to his Creature until it 's animation. However, after he completes his creation, regret and disgust overcome him and causes him to fall ill. The Creature resembles nothing else that has…
Shelly’s Frankenstein centers around the life of Victor Frankenstein and the monster he created. Victor’s life starts out quite well he had a happy childhood but it all goes downhill when he is introduced to a book regarding the sciences of Agrippa. The book leads him down the path of making his monster. The monster searches for love and affection from his creator but is denied when Victor runs away from him. The monster goes into human society instead find the love but regrets his intentions…