The Role Of Monsters In Today's Society

In today's society, people are selfish and don't do anything unless it benefits themselves in one way or another. The reason why I like a good monster story is because they are based on our everyday society. All of the stories we have gone over this far throughout the year are for the most part have some connection with the real world. Jekyll and Hyde, Frankenstein, and serial killers are all monsters that have a special connection to everyday society.
Jekyll and Hyde was a story about a person's life who got overtaken by drugs and alcohol and the affects of everything happening with addiction. One of my favorite quotes in this book is, “Man is not truly one, but truly two”. This quote really describes how different a person can act when under the influence of drugs and alcohol or you can just take this quote as people in society put on an act to pretend like they have everything under control when in reality
These real life monsters really come into play when something tragic has happened early in their life or they just become mentally ill. “I feel thrilled and excited when I do it. I just keep having the desire to do it because of the way it makes me feel”. This quote is from an interview with Ted bundy before his death. Serial killers are kind of like frankenstein when you talk about their childhood and upbringing through life. In some cases some serial killers might even say that they are helping society because they are getting rid of all the “bad” people. On the other hand some serial killers are like Jekyll and Dr. Hyde because of the way they can live two lives. In the novel, Jekyll and Dr. Hyde switch their mood and personality when they don’t get what they want and that’s the same case for serial killers except the fact that they will kill innocent