Similarities Between Frankenstein And Edward Scissorhands

The creature began to converse freely with the blind father who addressed him with kindness. However, when his two children returned, the daughter fainted and the son "dashed me to the ground and struck me violently with a stick" forcing the creature to "quit the cottage and escape unperceived to my hovel" (115). These acts of cruelty emphasize how often humanity stereotypes individuals. Just because a creature looks monstrous does not mean his intentions match his appearance. After this heartbreaking event, the monster decides to stop seeking love and instead to seek revenge against his creator and attempt to force Victor to create a companion for him. The creature attempts to explain his cruel ways when he exclaims, "There was none among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my

The creature's physical grotesqueness makes the creature unable to attain affection from the human societies. The creature is initially rejected by his creator, who is the closest resemblance to a mother or father figure. Despite this relationship, Victor finds the creature to be a "miserable monster" (39). Consequently, as soon as life is present within the creature, Victor abandons his child. Victor claims that he "escaped, and rushed down the stairs" (40) away from the

Both Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (1991) and Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands (1990) use the theme that “Self Sacrifices is the seed for affection”. By using similar elements in the storytelling, such as character, setting, plot archetypes, both movies attempt to explain that “Self Sacrifice may be the seed for affection” is the important message for the viewers. In both the movies, protagonist makes a sacrifice which gets the lead actress in the movie to like him.

The character Grendel in John Gardner’s novel has a more complicated life than the character in Frankenstein because of their reasons behind killing, their conflict of man vs. society, and their emotions of their existence are more complex in Grendel. The Monster in Frankenstein and Grendel are uniquely superior to the rest of mankind. Grendel on the other hand gets his superiority by killing man, causing them to fear him. The monster is created by dead corps put together, so merely his appearance creates fear in mankind.

Although all works of literature are different than one another, many of them hold very similar meanings. Some often give across the same message and can be compared very closely to each other. We, readers, see a great example of this in both Grendel, by John Gardner, and Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. In these novels we see that numerous topics are parallel to one another. The ideas of isolation, injustice, and consideration are present in both texts.

In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton, a common theme of human acceptance is shared between the two. Both characters in these two films just want to be accepted by the human race. They go through similar struggles and their characters are developed throughout the films. Both authors use similar techniques to develop their characters by using common themes, point of view, lighting, music, and setting. Both authors share common techniques to develop their characters but also use different techniques.

John Gardner’s Grendel and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein both include characters who are labeled as monsters. Grendel and the Monster share common characteristics such as being ugly, strong, large, and they kill others. They are both insecure about their appearance and how society portrays them. Grendel and the Monster use violence to try and cope with their insecurities. In the literary works Grendel and Frankenstein, both the monster’s physical appearance and their interactions with others cause them to become an outcast from society. This leads to rejection of themselves, low self-esteem, and ultimately they create havoc within their communities.

There are evident similarities between Victor Frankenstein and his creation. Both Frankenstein and his creation share a love for nature, a longing for knowledge, and a desire for companionship.

In a battle between two monsters, various aspects come into play. The winner will be determined by resources and both physical and mental strength. The fictional world of Harry Potter by JK Rowling holds a myriad of villains and monsters, with the most prominent being the antagonist of the story, the dark Lord Voldemort. Ages before Voldemort was conceptualized, Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist behind Frankenstein’s Monster, was written into a fictional world by Mary Shelley. Both of these monsters are similar in the sense that they both play God in their own worlds.

The disappointment is not only irrational, but also shows his further jaded ideal of perfection in the fact that he considers ugliness a weakness. If that were true, ugliness would be the creature's only weakness, as the story goes on to tell of the selfless acts of kindness the creature administers. Victor describes his supposed miserable failure as a deformed monster when he says "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of lustrous black, and flowing his teeth of pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only form a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same color as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shriveled complexion and straight black lips" (56; ch.5; vol.1). Later, Victor sees the creature after a long period of his aimless roaming, and he "trembled with rage and horror" (95; ch. 3; vol .2). Victor wished to engage in mortal combat because he had a faint premonition the creature might have possibly killed his son. The senseless idea was formed simply because of the creature's physical features, and that he may have been in the vicinity. Even though the monster was shunned, hated, labeled prematurely as a killer, and cursed by his very own maker, he sees the goodness of the human heart and desires to learn more about the human race. As the supposed monster journeys onward, he is delighted and allured by the moon and sun, and other peaceful,

The reader discovers the dangers inherent in defying the natural order, while the movie audience watches an ugly thing lumbering about the countryside. The film creates an image of the creature as a silent; malevolent being because a thoughtless young scientist creates a powerful object, yet provides no measures for guidance and control. Victor seems unfairly persecuted by the dreadful fiend he created. His initial dreams of benefiting mankind and creating a race, which would be grateful to him, are emphasized, rather than focus on his own disdain for that which he brought to life. In the novel the reader’s sympathy shifts for the monster when he confronts Victor with a demand for reasons for his abandonment and hatred. Even more startling is the being's extraordinary range of ideas, precise vocabulary, and concept of justice and obligations. The articulate figure challenges his maker: both

I see three parts to what make up a human; the mind, the body and the soul, and I seek to show with acceptable certainty that each exists, albeit in a different way than both the classical and contemporary models suggest. I will attempt to keep my terms as close to their commonly accepted definitions as possible but there exists no consensus on the definitions of these terms. Existence is composed of matter and ideas, but we can only know for certain that ideas exist. The universe as we know it is composed of the ideas that happen to show themselves to our body. The ideas that contribute to our universe will be labeled Monads.

A multitude of signs illustrates similarities between the Frankenstein’s creature and Mary Shelley. These indications show that the novel may be an autobiography. However, the novel shows a lot of the characteristics of science fiction. The novel can be a real description or fiction narrative, but not both. An informed opinion about this controversy requires the evaluation of relevant critics. Sherry Ginn uses “Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein: Science, Science Fiction, or Autobiography?” to adequately argue that the novel Frankenstein is based on Shelley’s experiences and fears, that it is not an autobiography, and that it has all the characteristics of a science fiction narrative.

Victor worked continuously on his experiment, obsessed with finding the correct building material. It would seem that after all this arduous work he put into making this Creature, he would be in awe when it was finally finished. Upon the completion of the Creature, he finds himself in shock, explaining in vivid detail about the Creature’s “yellow skin which scarcely covered the works of muscles and arteries underneath” and its “shriveled complexion,” and “straight black lips” (42). In the human nature, it is known that when a person creates something, no matter how ugly, or how deformed it is, the creator is proud of his creation. Although, immediately after he sees his creation, Victor is unable to stare at the “monster” any longer, and paralyzed with fear and guilt, abandons the creature all alone in the world, like a new born baby. Although it might not seem like this, this particular scene conveys a deep sense

Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhand are both about two different creators creating their own kind of creatures, and the journey through the whole process and the life after creation. In both the novel and film we are able to compare different aspects of both the novel and film. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein and Tim Burton’s film Edward Scissorhands have many similarities and differences starting from the desire of wanting to feel love, to the cause of all the violence. A few of the similarities and differences visible throughout the novel and film are: quest for knowledge, companionship, and their creators.