I chose to compare Frankenstein to the film, The Stepford Wives. At first the relationship may seem far fetched, but in reality the two share many commonalities. In my essay I will discuss the theme that beauty and perfection is left to interpretation and what is viewed as monstrous, all depends on the angle in which it is approached. In Frankenstein, to an outsider the creature is viewed as strange, creepy, and abnormal. Beauty is hard to find in such a distorted looking being. As in Stepford Wives this is also true. Husbands program their wives to perfection, showing no flaws in this isolated community. When an outsider comes in and sees these abnormally perfect women, she views it monstrous and wrong. I will compare these two different situations and tie in the similarities they share with a common theme of who determines beauty and at what price is it made? Although Frankenstein is obviously unattractive and the Stepford wives stunning it depends on who is viewing it.
