Monster theory

The monster’s body is a cultural body

the monster’s physical form is symbolically connected to society’s fears

The monster always escapes!

you can never defeat the monster; it never goes away or new ones appear

The monster is the harbinger of category crisis

humans like to put things in boxes, but the monster is outside the boxes

The monster dwells at the gate of difference

the monster is VERY different from everything we know

The monster polices the border of possible

the monster makes us question what we thought was possible/what we knew

The fear of the monster is a kind of desire

you’re afraid of the monster, but also drawn to it in ways

The monster stands at the threshold of becoming

by interacting with the monster, the monster becomes more human while the human becomes more monster