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What is your definition and/or description of a monster?
What is your definition and/or description of a monster?
What is a Monster?
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Why Do We Need Monsters?
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Summary of What is a Monster?
“A monster is either physically or mentally detestable, often an aberration in appearance and behavior. The word ‘monster’ is generally associated with the concept of evil, both in thought and action. Normal-looking people who behave in reprehensible ways are also referred to as ‘monsters.’ What’s fascinating is that there are evil monsters and there are benign monsters and there are actually good monsters. Every culture in the world has monsters within in. But basically what are we afraid of? The main two fears are from the outside and from the inside. There are the other tribe, the other country, the other religion, the other political party. Whatever the ‘other’ is, we tend to make them monsters, and we are scared to death of them. Then there is the monster from within, which is explored in things like Jekyll and Hyde. It has to do with your own madness…”
Reflection 57
1) Do you agree with John Landis' definition of a monster?
2) What do you think about his commentary on why we need monsters? (Is there any truth to his statement? Explain your answer.)
3) Do you think we need monsters? Explain your answer.
“A monster is either physically or mentally detestable, often an aberration in appearance and behavior. The word ‘monster’ is generally associated with the concept of evil, both in thought and action. Normal-looking people who behave in reprehensible ways are also referred to as ‘monsters.’ What’s fascinating is that there are evil monsters and there are benign monsters and there are actually good monsters. Every culture in the world has monsters within in. But basically what are we afraid of? The main two fears are from the outside and from the inside. There are the other tribe, the other country, the other religion, the other political party. Whatever the ‘other’ is, we tend to make them monsters, and we are scared to death of them. Then there is the monster from within, which is explored in things like Jekyll and Hyde. It has to do with your own madness…”
Reflection 57
1) Do you agree with John Landis' definition of a monster?
2) What do you think about his commentary on why we need monsters? (Is there any truth to his statement? Explain your answer.)
3) Do you think we need monsters? Explain your answer.