Throughout the years literature and cinematics have seen multiple versions of various monsters. Most of these creatures have mutual characteristics that bind them to the category of being a miscreation or a mistake of human nature. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a scientist named Victor Frankenstein successful resurrects a human being from the dead. Despite being his creator, Victor immediately rejects the monster and wants nothing to do with him; consequently, the monster wreaks havoc in Victor’s life in return for simple love and compassion. In Disney’s Lilo and Stitch the same themes apply. Stitch and the creature from Frankenstein are both intelligent beings who crave love and a sense of identity.
In the beginning of both Lilo and Stitch and Frankenstein, both monsters are depicted as being ignorant creatures who lack common sense, but with time they grow into clever beings. Stitch is seen licking the…show more content… Unlike Stitch, the creation from Frankenstein was made without any of intention of him being evil and destructive. Actually Victor pictured him to be a beautiful being, but this quickly dissipated when he realized the monster he created. Along with this he was never wanted into anyone’s home, whereas Stitch was adopted and welcomed to Lilo’s family. Victor’s creation was abandoned and left to fend for himself while Stitch escaped captivity on his own accord. Although the creature from Frankenstein and Stitch from Disney’s Lilo and Stitch are knowledgeable beings without senses of identity, they both have attributes that distinguish them from one another. Authors and producers ability to channel these aspects into certain characters is what makes the effect of having a monster in these works so alluring to an audience. These few components are not what makes a monster grotesque, but what shapes them into their own unique character in literary
