The Creatures

keeping kids away from horror movies, I also believe that there are many movies out there that are not labeled as horror that contain horror like plots, which can in turn scar anyone for life. Stephen King presents the idea in Why We Crave Horror and Creature From The Black Lagoon, that each and every one of us have varying degrees of insanity, some people are just better at hiding it. An implication of King’s treatment of having awkward and creepy desires (to keep that crazy hidden) is to seek…

tales; however, in his essay “My Creature from the Black Lagoon,” King takes a step away from horror and analyzes the imagination, or lack thereof, of his readers. By bringing forth elements of science, literature, and his own childhood, King is able to provide different stand points for which his can readers to connect. King starts off by recounting the first movie he remembers seeing as a child, Creature from the Black Lagoon. In his essay, King describes the creature as being a “scaly,…

Carrie was his first horror novel and was a huge success. In this essay assignment, the directions were to read Stephen King’s “My Creature from the Black Lagoon” and to define and focus in on nine points in which Stephen King talks about during his essay. Stephen Kings “My creature from the Black Lagoon” is based off a movie he saw when he was young called The Creature from the Black Lagoon. The key points in Kings essay are the terms batrachian, suspension of disbelief, Doppler effect and the…

writing style is what makes their work unique. Writer’s use elements such as word choice, sentence structure and rhetorical devices to make their work stand out. Novels such as The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald and O What Venerable and Reverend Creatures by Sharon Butala use a writing style that keeps the readers engaged throughout…

the child or the parent? In, the book Frankenstein the main character Victor, creates a Creature, in his image. The Creature goes physco and begins killing people. Victor creates the creature The Creature’s responsibilities directly affect how the monster is perceived; the Creature can control his actions, emotions and feelings; therefore the Creature is responsible for the tragedies in the book. The Creature was created by Victor. Family members especially the parents play an important role…

by both Victor and the creature is a theme that is used in Frankenstein many times. Victor and the creature both want to gain power. Victor tries to get power by making life and the creature tries to get power by killing people and making death happen on his terms. When Victor made the creature he made life out of material that life wouldn't normally be able to come from. He takes power away from the natural way of being born and creates his own way to make life. The creature does not let the…

abandon him, the creature helps the De Lacey's through poverty. “[The creature] had been accustomed... to steal a part of [the De Lacey's] store for [his] consumption, but when [he] found that in doing this [the creature] inflicted pain on the cottagers, [he] abstained and satisfied [himself] with berries, nuts, and roots... [he] gathered from the neighboring wood” (Shelley 109). Although the creature has been abused by society, he finds in himself to help others. Even though the creature knows…

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the Creature that Victor Frankenstein creates is morally ambiguous. The Creature plays a pivotal role by being a main focus throughout the novel. The Creature’s moral ambiguity is also significant to the outcomes of the novel. Throughout Frankenstein, the Creature plays a pivotal role by being a main focus and part of Victor’s life. The Creature plays the role of a deuteragonist and antagonist, making him a main character. The Creature plays the most pivotal role…

to the Creature, is absent in the Creature’s life, which leads to heartbreak and destruction. Victor Frankenstein’s passion for science and education leads him to deeply explore a new field: creation of life. Although he learns all that he can from his professors, Victor’s curiosity opens a new door–his project of constructing the Creature, who is made in his own image. Victor becomes obsessed with…

and the dogma of the most influential people in their lives. The creature—in the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley—like a child, was a "Blank Slate", but through the influence of his creator Frankenstein and its experiences in the real world, the creature became corrupt. The intimacy of a person can be measured by the amount of influence they have on people. In this case, the…