An ugly fairy tale

Even in fairy tales there is always one bad and ugly ogre. In a recent Disney movie called Shrek, we see how one’s appearance can determine how one will be treated. The Ogre, Shrek, was not the most appealing creature to approach and because of his exterior, he was prejudged as being an evil creature, someone to be feared. As a defense mechanism in order to deal with his pain, he became what others expected. Each time someone approached him, he would be mean towards them because he thought everyone was out to attack him... Until he met his friend Donkey and the Princess Fiona; they changed him and his real side was revealed. This movie really reminded me of the novel read in class: Frankenstein. Everyone feared the creature, even his owner (creator).  All the fear and hatred he was receiving made him, like the ogre, violent and mean. The creature was not necessarily evil deep inside. When a little girl was drowning, he saved her life because he truly is a good person. All the created wanted was someone to spend his life with and for someone to accept him for who he really is. Therefore, he asked his creator for a female companion. The creature and the ogre are very similar; they were both feared based on their appearance and judge by society in a cruel way which made them act in a very defensive way.  In the end they both wanted the same thing, to be accepted and loved.