Monsters
A werewolf is a mean, vicious monster that is well talked about in most communities in the world. (Quallen and Cochran 30) it is believed that the monster has been in existence since 1500. One of the legends says that the werewolf originated from a native community in America, when they received the gift of the werewolf from a spirit god who befriended the humans. The monster is a half man and half wolf and can transform itself at will or under certain circumstances “a werewolf is a human being who changes into a wolf” (Coudray 1).
Although there are many theories involving the transformation, the few known include the transformation at will which is self generated and unexpected, but may be triggered by anger. This being is also known as a shape shifter (Brooks 1). During this transformation, the monster is well aware of what it is doing. The other transformation is when the monster is a wolf at night and a man in the day. During this transformation when it is a wolf, the monster is mindless of what it is doing. Hence at times it kills other humans and animals regardless of whether they are strangers or known to it. The last transformation is during the full moon only which is believed to be because of a curse (O’Hearn 7). This is all based on cult, myths and legends as O’Donnell (1) states in his book “their existence is so keenly disputed, and the subject is capable of being regarded from so many standpoints”.
The first werewolf contemporary social anxiety is that man has both good and evil in him, he is good during the day or when he needs to be. But at night in the cover of darkness or when provoked and angry, he is a remarkably different creature who is capable of killing, raping, stealing and committing all evils, without giving it a thought since the chances of being discovered are extremely slim. People, for the longest time, have described this other side of man as the animal instinct in him. Many criminals commit their crimes at night, because no one can recognize them easily as they go about their evil activities. In addition, they are aware that most people are vulnerable at night and that most are usually asleep when they are doing all their evil deeds. A person seems to be in a different mindless body, which is out of control as in the case of a werewolf.
It is believed that the werewolves were initially at will to change anytime, but one killed a human due to anger after an argument, and hence the curse of the full moon was cast. In the same way, the society we live in today is governed by rules, which should be followed by everyone regardless of who they are. To prevent people from committing crime and going unpunished. If the society lived without rules, there would be a lot of murder, revenge and crime since everyone would do what pleases them.
. The werewolf goes on a killing spree when in wolf form only to wake up human having no memory of what it did the previous night. There have been cases of parents who killed their children in a moment of anger, and later confessed to not knowing what they were doing at that moment. In addition, spouses beat their loved ones to death because they provoked them. Many werewolves commit crimes when not in their proper state of mind and come to regret later. This improper state of mind may be caused by alcoholism, acting on anger and thrill.
Another contemporary social anxiety is that werewolves move in packs, and there is always the leader of the park, as it is the case in every society. In the society, there is usually a group of people working or living together to achieve a certain goal and they have their leader. In a family, there is the father being the leader over the mother and children. In a job setup, there is the manager being the leader. In a country, the president leads the people. The leader makes the decisions concerning the group; no decision is passed without the leader’s consent. Incase the leader is no longer capable of performing his/her duties; a new leader is elected immediately.
Werewolves have families and they defend each other when threatened, they are united. This is also the case in many societies; countries have armed forces, the police and sheriffs whose responsibility is to guard the country against both external and internal threats to security. External forces maybe nations, who may attack that country to colonize it, expand their boundaries or to gain access to a useful resource that it has. Internal forces include citizens, who may stage a coup de tat due to their own selfish interest, criminals who pose a threat to the other citizens by either killing them or harming them in any way and illegal organizations or gangs who come together to start a movement that takes the law in to their own hands.
There is a theory that a person can change into a werewolf by either being bitten by a werewolf or by having the werewolf genes in them, which are passed by parents to their offspring (Eason 112). The genes may be dormant or active in a parent, but in the offspring, the werewolf signs show with time (Martin, Ernest and Xavier 72). This context shows how characteristics are acquired differently in the society. For a werewolf to bite, one must be in contact with it. In the same way, ones character whether good or bad is influenced by the people who are their friends, family, schoolmates and the people one interacts with most of the time. If one befriends people with bad character, then with time one is bound to be like them. The other way is that children often learn from their parents, therefore, the character that the parent portrays to their children will manifest itself in them as they grow up, since it is what they have learnt from their parents.
Work cited
An American werewolf in London. Dir.John Landis, 1981. Film.
Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta, and Josh Cochran. The Real Monsters. New York: Sterling, 2008. Print
Barker, Martin, Ernest Mathijs, and Xavier Mendik. “Menstrual Monsters.” Film International. 4.3 (2006): 68-77. Print.
Brooks, Fredrick p, “No Silver Bullet Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering.” Computer. 20. 4 (n.d.): 10-19. Print
Du Coudray, Chantal Bourgault. The curse of the werewolf: fantasy, horror and the beast within, New York, NY: I.B.Tauris, 2006. Print
Eason, Cassandra. Fabulous Creatures, Mythical Monsters, and Animal Power Symbols: A Handbook. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2008. Print.
O’Donnell, Elliott. Werewolves. Royston: Oracle, 1996. Print
O’Hearn, Michael. Vampires Vs. Werewolves: Battle of the Bloodthirsty Beasts. Mankato, Minn: Capstone Press, 2012. Print.
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