First Impressions Last a Lifetime

When it comes to Frankenstein I and I would assume most people always just think of Frankenstein's monster as the typical green skinned monster with bolts in his neck and walks with stiff legs and arms. I always knew that there were older more classic versions of the story and the monster and that the green skinned monster wasn't necessarily what was intended but quite frankly I never really cared too much because that green monster is just what the modern day culture and society associate with the name Frankenstein. I think that one reason that this change occurred is because typically monsters are associated with Halloween which is typically a kids holiday. Everyone remembers getting excited to dress up and run around getting candy from houses and staying up late. So when it comes to Halloween a lot of classic monsters have to be censored in order to be more kid friendly. Especially after taking this class you can see that process happen with all kinds of monsters (witches, werewolves, vampires, Frankenstein's monster). All of them have become much more kid friendly so growing up that's just how we see those monsters because basically that's how we have seen them ever since we were born. Specifically with Frankenstein the monster changed from a very gruesome creature made of multiple body parts too a much more easily imaginable man simply with green skin. When it comes to why the name Frankenstein is so firmly tied to the monster I think that the simple fact that it is just easier to say the name Frankenstein in reference to the monster because once again we grow up just hearing the name Frankenstein and immediately the monster is what pops up in our mind. I think the fact that in reality the monster is nameless just makes it even easier to view and classify him as a monster even though in the original story he is not the only monstrous character