The evolution of the monster

In the novel Frankenstein, the monster is described to have yellow skin and white teeth.  This was a legitimate description, and readers in 1818 were much more familiar with the appearance of dead bodies.  The monster evolved into a green color because green is associated with rotten, moldy things.  Society in 1931 was much more distant from the deceased.  Society, as a whole, didn’t know exactly what to expect, therefore it was acceptable to change the skin color to green.  The bolts in the monsters neck could have been added because of the advances in medicine.  Limbs were successfully being reattached and moviegoers needed distance from reality. 

Frankenstein’s name is so firmly attached to the monster for a few reasons.  Frankenstein, himself, is a monster for the way he treats the monster, neglecting him and calling him names.  Frankenstein is also the one who discovered this “technology” therefore; it must be named after him.  He did not give the monster his name, but society tends to call things by the name of the creator/discoverer, especially in the scientific fields of study. The least likely option is just simple oversight, like our class did with the iclicker quiz question.