The Creatures

the principal characters, Victor and the creature. There is a vivid comparison between the two characters, which isolates them from the community. Victor grew up with a family who cared for him while the monster was abandoned by Victor to fight for his own identity. Society's labels for these two characters are on the opposite side of the scale of what they truly are. What is a monster? “A monster is…

companion for the creature. Victor would potentially be doubling his problem as there is no guarantee that the two creatures will love each other. The creature has made a promise that he and his partner will depart from human sight but there is no assurance that the promise will be fulfilled. If an incompatibility between the creature and his companion were to arise, they would potentially cause more chaos than the creature would alone. If the companion was to reject the creature, he may become…

novel as “the creature.” He abandons this creature and leaves it to fend for itself. Although Victor and his creation are separated for a majority of the novel they have many similarities. Throughout the novel there some of the most notable similarities between the characters Victor Frankenstein and the Creature are they both have a thirst for knowledge and curiosity, deal with isolation and rejection, and play god. The most prominent similarity between Victor Frankenstein and the creature is…

The Creature of Frankenstein The novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is about a scientist that discovers the secret to create life from the dead. After the creature is brought to life, Victor, the scientist, instantly regrets his decision. Mortified by his creation, he abandons the creature to fend for himself. Although the monster is hideous, his life begins with as much innocence as any regular child’s. When meeting other people, the creature is greeting by horror, disgust, and anger.…

The last book Maugham wrote was his short story collection Creatures of Circumstance. This research report analyzes his last collection of short stories as the primary text to approach his point of view about female characters through the theory of Feminism. The research aims to elaborate Maugham’s female characters are not portray as tyrant and promiscuous rather presented as victims in collection of short stories, Creatures of Circumstances. It intends to prove that negative image of female…

The phrase “like father, like son” is never more well applied to any duo as it is to Victor and his Creature. Both of these characters display acts of such deplorable moral character that it renders them both unpitiable. While many would say that the Creature is only bad because others around him treat him badly, the heinousness of his crimes would prove otherwise. Pity for the Creature in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is woefully misplaced: both he and Victor are impulsive, selfish, and lack in…

Frankenstein the Unloved Creature Walton, Victor, and the monster all had hopes and dreams of a greater understanding of the unknown. Victor had the knowledge and the will power to create life; but he lacked the compassion for his creature. The monster in fact had more compassion than his creator did. “ The monster is at once more intellectual and more emotional than his maker; indeed he excels Frankenstein as much (and in the same ways) as Milton’s Adam excels Milton’s God in Paradise…

year is 1954 and you are looking to see a movie. Movie commercials on television are scarce, and you do not know what to see. So what do you do to help decide what to watch? You look at a movie poster in a theatre lobby. The movie poster for The Creature from the Black Lagoon has many different elements that help to create an image of what the actual cinematic feature may be about. By using variations of light and dark colors, the poster adds depth that creates feelings of fear and ease. The…

The innocent creature from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein just might not be as innocent or sane as one might think. The creature in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is without a doubt a psychopath or even a sociopath when looking at the details in his lifestyle, and the violent acts he committed throughout the novel. Furthermore, when analyzing the creature from the novel it demonstrates multiple psychopathic and sociopathic qualities, such as something like his impulsive behavior or how aggressive, it…

Frankenstein, the scientist, and the Creature, appear to completely contradict each other. Victor, a successful scientist, creates the Creature after years of research and suffers through the deaths of many family members. The Creature spent most of his live in solitude, learning to read, write. He also committed all the murders of Victor’s family and friends. Although their lives took very different routes, throughout the course of the novel Frankenstein and the Creature become increasingly…