41. The Monster
Frankenstein
Just so you guys remember: he is Frankenstein's Monster. Not Frankenstein. That's his creator. I am tired of explaining this.
The invention of the mad Dr. Victor Frankenstein, the Monster is the re-animated remains of a number of combined human beings. Mix in an abnormal brain and voila!, instant monster. It's a shame for me to refer to him as nothing but the Monster because, well, he's not one. He's essentially Lenny from "Of Mice and Men," just some giant man with a low intelligence and huge strength. He doesn't understand any of what's going on, why he's alive again, or what. He's more of a tender soul.
Like Edward Scissorhands, he reflects one of my favorite lyrics (from "The Mob Song" from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"): "We don't like/What we don't understand/In fact it scares us/And this monster is mysterious, at least." The townspeople are scared of this giant beast and their fear turns to anger and before you know it, it's all pitchforks and torches. Poor guy.
Defining moment: The Monster sees a little girl picking flower petals and throwing them into a lake. Joining her, he finally seems happy having fun with this small child. Unfortunately, he runs out of flower petals and, not knowing any better, throws the girl into the lake, believing she would just float. Like the pretty flower petals.
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