I Frankenstein Comparison Essay

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The year of 2016 brought America many new kinds of terrors. From presidential debates to clown sightings, thousands of people were left trembling in their wake. However, in 1818, Mary Shelley unleashed a different kind of horror story on the world with the first publishing of her book Frankenstein. Since that first fateful story, Hollywood has created many different versions, with different amounts of accuracy. The portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in I, Frankenstein is similar to Shelley’s novel because of its backstory, gothic elements and themes. The movie starts with a voiceover from the creature, explaining how he came to be. It was brought into the world by a man named Victor Frankenstein and is soon after abandoned by him. Because
In Shelley’s time the supernatural included bringing a monster back from the dead, but today it includes flying gargoyles and fire-spewing demons. Because of it’s unbelievable nature, the movie is very isolated, with only a handful of human characters. It takes place mainly in castles, deserted alleys or buildings, all possessing very gothic architecture. Both of these traits are also featured prominently in the book. In Shelley’s book, few people interact with the monster and much of the plot develops in desolate or secluded places. In fact the monster even recounts “the desert mountains and dreary glaciers are my refuge” (Shelley
Neither representation of the creature starts out a monster. In fact, the first action the book creature makes is to smile and reach out towards Victor. But because of unfortunate situations, both creatures are never taught how to handle intense emotions and kill in the heat of passion. This results in both characters considering themselves to be monsters. In the movie, reassurance is found when the creature is told “you’re only a monster if you behave like one” (I, Frankenstein). Both monsters disappear with the hope of

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