Ever since people started having an imagination, monsters have
existed.
Through out the years monsters have grown more complex. They've been
created by man, they've been mythical creatures, and they've been
mutated humans. Some monsters are more fantasy based as to where some
are more reality driven. It is my belief that in more affluential
cultures the monsters spawned from a child's mind is more fantasy
driven to where as low literacy rate countries produce more reality
driven monsters from children. Also in some parts of the world
where violence is an everyday occurence monsters might be more reality
driven due to the chaotic nature of their state. The following is a
brief picture history of monsters and my hypothesis as to what current
monsters appear as in the minds of children today in various parts of
the world.
Frankenstein's Monster
Dracula
Wolfman
Freddy & Jason
Michael Myers
The Devil
Evil Dead
Monsters from "28 Days Later"
Monsters, Inc.
Dragon
Godzilla
My
theory of a typical modern day monster from a Middle Eastern mind:
The
reason for my theory of this monster is due to the current US foreign
policy. I believe Middle Eastern children's monsters resemble more a
mechanical nature similar to that of guns, bombs, and an F-18. They're
bombarded with violence on a routine basis that their fantasy is
somewhat merged with reality.
My
theory of a typical modern day monster from a United States mind:
The
reason behind my theory for this monster is based more on the nuturing
of the mind. Literacy provides a wild imagination which in turn
producers creative thinkers. US children's monsters resemble alien life
form and that of a more imaginative state of mind.
Monsters are one of the foundations for Weird Science. The creation of
something based on science in its unintended nature. The living
resurrected, mutation of humans, evolution of a species, and the
existence of unknown life are all science and the imagination of that
science make it weird science.
