“Monsters and the Moral Imagination”

Read In “Monsters and the Moral Imagination” Steven Asma’s thesis suggests “Monsters can
stand as symbols of human vulnerability and crisis…”.
What Asma suggests here is that Monsters are symbolic. Even if they are “fake”, they represent real fears about the world, about each other and about ourselves.

• Who are the victims of this monster? Why did the monster choose these victims? Is there a clear motive for the violence?
• Reconnect to the thesis. Why do the victims tell us about what the monster represents symbolically? (For example, why does Godzilla’s victims connect to the deeper, more “true” social fear Godzilla represents). Remember, you do not have to write about Godzilla…choose any monster you are interested in.
• QUOTES: What real life data could you share that connects with your monster?