1.3.1 An essay about monsters

1. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

I believe that this is true. I believe that no one is rooted evil, its just the people who they surround themselves with.

2. What do you think the author means by this statement? What does he mean by "the monster's body"?

The monsters body may be the one who gives off the negative vibe, or doing of terrible things.

3. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

I believe that this can be true. When we think of a monster it may be best to think of the characteristics that one may desplay vs. Their looks, as we can see the characteristics in ourselves aswell.

4. Define decouple.

Separate, disengag,e or dissociate something from something else.

5. Define antithetical.

Directly opposite of something

6. What is the author trying to say here?

That when trying to make someone seem monsterous, they have to have the opposite morals as the ideal person.

7. How might a corporation or government agency be considered a monster?

Government and corporation can be seen as monsters due to greed and corruption to their people.

8. Think of a time you caught a bad cold or came down with the flu. Did the sickness in your body feel like a monster?

Yes I thought I was going to die.

9. What idea of the monster is the author describing here? Look up any terms in the sentence that you don't know.

Most likely older monsters that are made believe or have physical characteristics that don’t look realistic.

10. In your own words, summarize what the author is saying here.

They try to show the effects on one sitiouation and how that can produce someone to do things in their future.

11. Why do you think our modern Western culture might sympathize with or even idealize monsters?

They may be more relatable to their past life and therefore be more understanding why one would lash out in that way.

12. Define polarities.

Being poles, or polar

13. How does the author answer this question in his essay? What characters does he use to make his point?

How they were both raised and what shaped their life.

14. Have you ever wanted to be like a monster in a favorite story, TV show, or movie?

No

15. What is the author saying here about modern monster stories?

They switched the physical characteristics of being a monster, making humans villains, and monster like creatures, hero’s.

16. Can you think of another example from fiction or real life in which the attractive or "normal" people were the monsters and the monsters were the heroes?

After you've read:

1. Before reading this essay, how did you think about monsters? Did any of the ideas that the author raised surprise you?

2. Do you agree or disagree with the author's ideas what a monster is today? Why or why not?