I’ve never taken the time to think about Frankenstein and when I do, I think about the name. The name is what compares my attention, mostly because I’ve always thought the monster was called “Frankenstein” … nope. It’s a monster. So when I think about the monster, I think about how lonely he must’ve felt waking up and not being wanted or waking up in a world where you’re the only one who is different. The “different” is what I want to talk about because all of us are unique in our own ways. We see it all the time and we notice in movies. When I see movies, I mean being able to fit in and exploring what’s out there. The monster wants to be accepted and loved, even though he’s a creation from Frankenstein, he still develops feelings and wants to be in a world where he’s himself. There’s a lot the monster did that probably shouldn’t be forgiven but at part of me thinks acceptance in wanting to fit in, played a big role. Maybe if he was loved by the person who created him, things would’ve been different.

Back to the movies… This weekend I saw The Little Mermaid and I couldn’t help but think about Frankenstein. WHY?!? Even though these two don’t relate what so ever? I thought about how Ariel wanted to be with the humans and be with the guy she fell in love with. She wanted to experience the human life, since she’s a mermaid. She made a deal with the sea witch Ursula to get legs but in order for her to get that, she had to give up her voice. Her getting her legs and being on the land was new to her, so in Frankenstein, the monster probably felt weird when waking up for the first time and he probably wanted to fit in. These two have small little connections to each other, which made me think of how they probably felt similar things. Two totally different situations but feelings could be similar to each other.

Ariel was loved when she was on the land and she fit in perfectly fine, despite her not having a voice to communicate and people not knowing she originally have a tail; she fit in. The monster in Frankenstein had more work because he wasn’t accepted by people. Maybe the monster would’ve had a different story line if people accepted him for the way he was.