Frankenstein+in+Pop+Culture

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**__Frankenstein in POP CULTURE __ ** ======

 •  Popular culture is defined as **“culture and knowledge passed on through mass media, magazines, television, radio, and Internet”**  –  This means, that through the media and Hollywood, true stories and original tales are changed for entertainment purposes  •  When most people hear of Frankenstein, they think that’s the name of a hideous green monster  –   however, they do not know that this monster is not the originally portrayed creation! <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In the novel //Frankenstein,// Mary Shelley introduces Victor Frankenstein as a narrator and somewhat scientist. Already, we know that Hollywood’s Frankenstein is much different from Shelley’s <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The so called monster in Shelley’s novel is known as the creature; the wretch in which Victor Frankenstein created! <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The main difference between //The Creature// and Hollywood’s //Frankenstein// is physical <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">By visualizing Shelley’s creature, we know that it is closer to normal than Hollywood’s <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Shelley’s creature has yellow skin, it is in proportion, large, and its eyes are quite cloudy <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hollywood's scary Frankenstein is green, very displaced, overgrown, bolts are jolting out of its neck, stitches are found around many of it’s body parts, and its eyes happen to be very dark <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 130%; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial;">Both creatures however, really know how to scare just about anyone! <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #36c436; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #008000; text-align: left;"> •   Within Hollywood’s Frankenstein creation, there is more productions that branch right from such a green monster • Right from the “green monster” phrase, comes yet another… ~Both //The Incredible Hulk// and Hollywood’s //Frankenstein// have the green skin that makes some feel uncomfortable ~But, they do not mean for such a ferocious physical appearance to cause grief: they are just looking to fit in and not let anger come between there domestic relationships <span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #008000; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #008000; text-align: left;">In many Hollywood presentations, you will find:• //Blade Runner, Star Trek, Re-Animator, The 6th Day, The Hulk, Godsend,// and //The Island// are all examples of such works. <span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #008000; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #008000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial;"> •  So, when reading any story, make sure you find out if there are any similar stories or movies out in Hollywood to compare and contrast with. Thank you for reading! <span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;">
 * __A scientist creates a monster; the monster runs out of control; revenge is done to the scientist by his or her creation__**