The Monstrumologist
MultiCultural Essay The novel, The Monstrumologist, is based in the the late 1800s and early 1900s and is followed by its next three books, Curse of the Wendigo, Isle of Blood, and The Final Descent. The main character and protagonist of this novel is William James Henry, and the only other main character is Dr. Pellinore Warthrop, Will’s adopted guardian. Will is a thirteen year old orphan,whose parents died in a fire, from unknown reasons. Dr. Warthrop came to Will and adopted him so he could use him as an assistant for his studies in Monstrumology, the study of monsters and other natural phenomena. As the book progresses Will faces many challenges as he and Warthrop go on a path of horror and death, in which he must endure all on his own.
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People in this novel have a larger vocabulary, and have a different style of using their words. While in Modern day we have a more simplistic way of using words, and have a much smaller vocabulary. For example, this is an excerpt from The Monstrumologist, (1)“...the most remarkable thing about this most remarkable tableau was that her companion had no head,” said Dr. Warthrop, after examining a monster he had been experimenting on. Another example would be, (2)“...and standoffish is what he was, a friend to no one save the unsavory transients who oft darkened his door,” exclaimed Mrs. Flanagan, who was interrogating Will about the nature of Dr. Warthrop’s studies. Most in modern day wouldn’t even know the meaning of the words that were just used, let alone use them. Today people have dumbed themselves to a much smaller vocabulary than those in the …show more content…
How people dress, speak, obey laws, or even the gender roles, and how people perform their religions are different as well. In this novel people dress more formal, unless they don’t want to. People talk differently and have a larger vocabulary than modern day people do. In this novel people also have different ways of obeying laws, and the punishments for the laws are different as well. Why these two societies are different are most likely because of the time line they’re in. In this novel it is based in the late 1800s, while in modern day it’s in the 2000s. There are many things that separate the society of this novel and modern
People in this novel have a larger vocabulary, and have a different style of using their words. While in Modern day we have a more simplistic way of using words, and have a much smaller vocabulary. For example, this is an excerpt from The Monstrumologist, (1)“...the most remarkable thing about this most remarkable tableau was that her companion had no head,” said Dr. Warthrop, after examining a monster he had been experimenting on. Another example would be, (2)“...and standoffish is what he was, a friend to no one save the unsavory transients who oft darkened his door,” exclaimed Mrs. Flanagan, who was interrogating Will about the nature of Dr. Warthrop’s studies. Most in modern day wouldn’t even know the meaning of the words that were just used, let alone use them. Today people have dumbed themselves to a much smaller vocabulary than those in the …show more content…
How people dress, speak, obey laws, or even the gender roles, and how people perform their religions are different as well. In this novel people dress more formal, unless they don’t want to. People talk differently and have a larger vocabulary than modern day people do. In this novel people also have different ways of obeying laws, and the punishments for the laws are different as well. Why these two societies are different are most likely because of the time line they’re in. In this novel it is based in the late 1800s, while in modern day it’s in the 2000s. There are many things that separate the society of this novel and modern