The 1930's Parody: Young Frankenstein By Mary Shelley

The movie Young Frankenstein is a 1930’s parody made as a spin off of the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. These two stories were created with very different purposes, Young Frankenstein for laughs, Frankenstein for fright. Despite their differences they share very similar story lines. The original story of Frankenstein shows a man in love with the thought of becoming the scientist that is able to create life from the deceased. He is able to bring a dead man back to life, but finds himself disgusted by his creation and shuns him away to face the world alone. In the novel, Frankenstein is left with the task of creating life in solitude, yet in the movie Frankenstein’s grandson has the help of many different assistants making it less

of a personal achievement. One of the most major differences between the two is that in the novel Frankenstein leaves the monster to fend for himself and to learn without his help, in the movie however Frankenstein tries to be a part of his education. This early character connection in the movie is probably the reason why the story ended up with the two in a relatively close relationship, and the novel being the complete opposite. The monster ends up gaining intelligence and giving Frankenstein an ultimatum. The monster makes Frankenstein choose to either build him a wife or watch his whole family die. Once Frankenstein demolishes the progress he has made on the wife, he finds more of his family members losing their lives. He worries of what tragedy may come on his soon wedding night and takes precaution to keep the monster away. Despite that the monster breaks into the room of his fiancé, Elizabeth, and strangles her to death. Frankenstein devotes his life to chasing the monster and loses his life while in the Arctic Circle and the monster disappeared forever.