Monsters

The Missouri Monster is a creature that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, finding a home in the forest near an Ancient Greek town. The Missouri Monster, or Momo, as the Greeks called him, was a terrifyingly fascinating creature. He was known to feast on local wildlife, occasionally angering citizens by killing their farm animals. But, all in all, Momo was content and left the Greeks alone. It was for this reason and this reason only that the Gods decided to leave Momo alone. They didn’t see the

The Monsters on Maple Street is an episode from the TV series Twilight Zone. The episode is about aliens from Outer Space who cut off everyone's electricity on Maple Street. The aliens wanted to see if the humans would turn on each other which is exactly what they did. The humans all started to accuse each other and at the end, they started to be violent and hurt each other. The aliens lesson or message is that without someone to blame people make up people to blame. One example of the aliens lesson

Fear Will Make You Want to Have Violence and Suspicion     Why do people act out in violence and suspicion when they are scared? That is what the people of Maple Street did in the The Twilight Zone episode “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” Created by Rod Serling. On an ordinary street, in the late summer, a meteor flies over Maple Street, USA. After it passes everybody part of the neighborhood is surprised that the all the power is off. Steve, a man that lives on Maple Street, wants to go into

Monsters are part of our life. They may be in a horror movie, a scary story you’re reading, or they could even be friendly monsters in a children’s movie like Monsters Inc. Some people can even consider other people as monsters. Everyone sees monsters differently so what is really the meaning of monsters? The definition of the word monster is an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. Is that really the overall meanings of monster though? If you take a look at the movie

In American society, we believe that monsters are typically perceived as scary, with big teeth and claws, and gross looking. Sometimes they are hairy and smelly. In popular stories, we think of them as the villain ninety five percent of the time, but they can also be supporting roles to the main villain who doesn’t look as monstrous or doesn’t have monstrous actions. Despite some belief, they can end up changing their state of mind and switch to the good side, but that is rare. They are usually nonhuman

the Loch Ness Monster a monster? Besides the name of course, the “monstrous” characteristics this creature holds is due to its secretive nature and physical appearance. When you think of a monster you get an image in your head of some sort. Possibly one with sharp teeth, a gigantic body, and mysterious behavior. The Loch Ness Monster seems to fit some, if not, all of these descriptions. The beast originates from Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. The first appearance of the monster dates back to

Throughout history we see monsters taking many different shapes and sizes. Whether it be a ghoul in the midst of a cold nightly stroll or a mass genocide, monsters are lurking everywhere and our perception of what monsters truly are, is enhancing their growth as a force with which to be reckoned. Fear of the unknown is seen throughout time, but as humans progress we are finding that things we once were afraid of we are less frightening than they once were. Monsters can evoke fear in their targeted

hear the word monster what do you think? Do you think of something like a zombie, or Dracula, or do you think of the people that you might pass on the streets everyday that might have murdered someone just minutes before? Do you think that a monster can change it’s personality? What do you think goes through a monster's mind? What leads them to be as bad as they are sought out to be? Can a monster only be a monster or is there more to it than what the naked eye can see? A monster in literacy is

Who's the Real Monster? The story of Frankenstein was written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley in the year 1818. The story depicts the life of the character Victor Frankenstein, who spends years creating an unnamed creature. Victor abandons the creature the moment he awakens and the creature is then left to live life on his own because is rejected by humanity. The creature kills several people and eventually leads to Victor's indirect death. Throughout the story, the creature is depicted as a hideous

Throughout his creation of the monster, he proves to be even more ignorant, because it is apparent that he knows how much he is suffering by pursuing the creation. Victor admits this by saying, “I seemed to have lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit…” (Shelley, 40) Here Victor is accepting that everything around him has merely vanished while he’s trying to pursue this one creation. He becomes too involved in his work, and it soon takes over his entire life. When he says that he has