Task 2: These two pictures differ, because they show two different creatures even though it is supposed to be one. The earlier picture shows the monster how Shelly described the monster in her novel, a human, but with monstrous features hat made him seem gigantic. The later picture shows the more Hollywood version of Frankenstein, a enormous creature that looks nothing like a human and has a messed up walk.
Task 3: Frankenstein is similar the Einstein, because he believed his creature could help humanity just as Einstein believed that the atomic bomb would protect the USA and help us learn more about atomic science. However, neither scientist quiet understood the gravity of their creation and then was horrified when they understood exactly what their creations were capable of. Einstein had to know that the bomb he helped create would destroy huge masses, because that was the purpose of creating it, but once he seen the devastation the that it left in japan he truly felt sick for ever pushing the creation of it. Just like Frankeinstein felt, when he discovered that his creation was capable of murder. They both realized that their creations could not be used for good, but for nothing short of evil.
Task 4:
The true monster in this novel is the creator, Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein’s creation was made out of glory, so perfection was sought. When the creature was alive his creator did not fully understand him and therefor cursed him to damnation. Thus Frankenstein turned a harmless monstrosity into a destructive monster.
In the earliest parts of the novel, Victor describes one of the happiest childhoods a boy could have, the only pain coming with the death of his mother. But this was not enough for him. He needed glory and the only way to achieve that was to push the limits of science like they have never been taken before. In doing this he created, as I described before, a miss understood creature with untold abilities. This act of selfishness is the start of Frankenstein’s cruelty.
Then the creature disappears, thus Frankenstein should have tracked his creation trying to fix the mess that had been created. Instead Victor goes into a state of shock letting his monster run amuck and do as he wishes. Within the years of his absence the creature learns to speak, read, and of human emotion. This shows the more peaceful side of the creature, what he could have become, instead of what he was turned into.
Towards the end of the story the monster agrees to leave humanity alone in return for a mate so he doesn’t have to live alone. At first Victor agrees, but then convinces himself that only bad can come out of this and denies the creature’s request. This sends he monster into a rage and in turn kills Victor’s wife, becoming a true monster.
So in the end the kind miss understood creature became a monster. Through years of torture and neglect by his creature, the kind soul that yearned to learn and to be accepted turned into a black hole of hatred. This act brought on by the choice of the brilliant Creator, who grew up happy but was never satisfied. Thus the true monster is Frankenstein who could never see the consequences of his actions.
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