Young Frankenstein

monster and fulfilling those needs. The creature portrayed in Young Frankenstein and in Mary Shelley’s novel face similar and contrasting events. To a degree, each character struggles with the acceptance by their creator, the publics scrutiny, personal experiences that shape their development and future. These contributing factors may be what makes people view the creature as a monster on the inside aside from his monstrous appearance, but is the monster an embodiment of the evil that lurks in all of us? Every parent is different when it comes…

Music in the Movies: Comatose-Relaxation in Young Frankenstein (1974) In Mel Brook’s Young Frankenstein (1974), Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) inherits his famous great grandfather’s (Victor Frankenstein) castle in Transylvania, and soon finds his hidden private library. In this library, Dr. Frankenstein stumbles upon his great grandfather’s lab notebooks that fully explain how he was able to reanimate life in a reconstructed corpse. Intrigued by his great grandfather’s work, Dr. Frankenstein…

Nature vs nurture is a concept that plays a major role throughout Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, and the film adaptations Young Frankenstein directed by Mel Brooks, and Frankenstein directed by James Whale. Nature and nurture are present in the novel and films, but the novel takes a more balanced approach even though nurture is more prevalent, whereas Whale’s Frankenstein has more of a focus on nature than nurture while Brook’s Young Frankenstein focuses more on nurture than nature. First,…

Young Frankenstein, directed by Mel Brooks, is a parody of Mary Shelley's famous book Frankenstein. A parody is a remake of an existing writer, artist, or genre that is exaggerated for comedic effect. In this case, Frankenstein has a serious and dark tone while Young Frankenstein is lighthearted and humorous. In Frankenstein, Victor creates the monster by himself in his room. In Young Frankenstein, Frederick creates the monster with the help of Inga and Igor in a giant castle. This scenario is a…

by the Frankenstein family, showing that, to some extent, this young girl was taken against her will. As the story progresses, however, the reader becomes aware that because of this adoption, Elizabeth is given a better life and a chance to succeed and to learn. Throughout the novel, Elizabeth is not mentioned as much as Victor is, since they are separated. As Elizabeth writes to Victor, “You are distant from me, and it is possible that you may dread and yet be pleased with this explanation”…

The Frankenstein narrative highlights numerous aspects of human psychology; among these are themes of secrecy, monstrosity, and dangerous knowledge. The tendencies toward secrecy are illustrated through the lack of collaboration in the physical creation of the monster. Victor Frankenstein lived and worked mainly by himself. In creating the monster, he only used his own knowledge in combination with the occasional help of a lab assistant (“pull the lever”). The presence of secrecy in this…

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a horror story revolving around Victor Frankenstein’s obsession for success and science. Born out of great scientific knowledge and months of ardent dedication, the Creature should have been the pride of his creator, Frankenstein. However, Frankenstein is blinded by a scientific education; his ignorance of moral implications allows him to create life carelessly and pursue a god-like figure. Unable to face the consequences of his actions, Frankenstein rushes away,…

This socially defined norm is to abhor abnormalities, and despite William’s young agePrejudice is a flawed act in which humans take part. Prejudice is the “preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience” (Oxford Dictionaries). Prejudice and its resultant problems are present across many genres. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice showcase how prejudice negatively affects those being…

Hero or Villain A Discussion of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein “The different acts of life are not so changeable as the feelings of nature,” says the author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. Mary Shelley wrote this novel at the young age of eighteen when she was on a summer vacation and had a strange dream. The novel Frankenstein Or, the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley is about a young doctor named Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein learns how to create life and uses his power to produce a…

him". This biblical proclamation renders the belief that humans are created in God’s likeness, therefore, each is equal. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein illustrates a similar biblical depiction of creation­ where the monster is made in the image of its creator. Using the body parts of dead humans, Victor Frankenstein successfully brings life to his creation, and discovers the secret to animation. In a sense Frankenstein is playing God, which eventually proves to be too much responsibility for him. …