I've started thinking about our monster project and I was actually surprised because I had trouble figuring out what a monster was to me. Does a monster have fur? A tail? Talons? Scales? Would that even be scary at all? To me, monsters don't really scare me. Murderers, on the other hand, scary the bajeezles out of me. A masked murderer hiding in my closet does not mix well with me. But what about a monster. Could a murderer be considered a monster? They're both scary and both torture people. I decided to look up the definition for monster and here's what came up:
Monster: (n.) a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx; any creature so ugly or monstrous as to frighten people; any animal or human grotesquely deviating from the normal shape, behavior, or character; a person who excites horror by wickedness, cruelty, etc.
So a monster can be a human. This should help me with my project. But honestly, I think what scares people the most is the unknown. For example, the dark. We, as humans, cannot see in the dark and that is scary. That's why in horror films, the lights always go out and something pops out. I think it will be really interesting to see what everyone comes up with for their monster. I'm actually looking forward to it and it should be fun especially on Halloween! :)
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The great thing about literature is that it can rip apart stereotypes that have been embedded in your mind and make you think of it in a completely different light. The monster project was awesome. There were a lot of different outlooks.
Siri talked about running to bed immedietly after turning the lights out, but a few minutes after they go out, your eyes get used to the dark, and it's great because what you see isn't scary at all. it's also great for remembering the next time the lights go out, cause then you know from the last time what's out there after it gets dark. It can be a pretty great place.
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