As time passes, many things tend to change and then begin to inherit completely different images. Over the years, the character, created by Doctor Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's famous novel, has changed dramatically. The monster, regularly called "Frankenstein", has appeared in numerous films, such as Frankenweenie and Edward Scissorhands. Although today's pop culture characters and the monster from the well-known 1800s novel have similarities, they are actually very different. The many similarities and differences range from the character's physical and psychological traits, to the character's personality, and the character's place in the Gothic style. In the novel Frankenstein, a doctor named Victor Frankenstein created a monster. Victor's monster was created using old human parts, chemicals and a "spark". Victor wanted to create this monster to benefit humanity and for the purpose of playing God. Victor thought his creation would turn out great, but in reality his monster turned out to be terribly wrong (Shelley, 145). The monster was a deformed man, eight feet tall, with yellow eyes, black hair, black lips, and skin that did not hide his internal features (Shelley, 144-145). Even though the monster was very grown up, he had the mind of an infant and was very kind and gentle (Shelley, 327). The monster's appearance terrified Victor, who immediately abandoned it. Even Doctor Victor Frankenstein never named his creation because he didn't like it very much. The monster longed for love and since no one loved him, he became very violent. He ended up killing Victor's brother and best friend out of pure revenge (Shelley, 193). Every time the monster tried to help people, he would bea... middle of paper... welcomed him. In the end, Edward is left alone once again, just like Doctor Victor Frankenstein's monster. Edward Scissorhands explores all the traits that Frankenstein explores in the Gothic style, including the dark, eerie atmosphere and the so-called “scary” figure (Hogle, 210). These films show how the original image of Dr. Frankenstein's creation has changed over the years. time and how it can be altered into many different forms. Contrary to popular belief, Frankenstein's creation is not a huge, evil green monster with bolts around its neck. The Monster is a very enduring character and his different qualities are shown in Frankenweenie and Edward Scissorhands. Both of the following films are Gothic in style and portray the different qualities of the novel Frankenstein. From dogs to scissor-handed humans, Frankenstein's monster appears in so many things in pop culture today.