What Are The Similarities Between Frankenstein And Albinos

Both “Frankenstein,” by Edward Field and the article “Tanzania’s Albino’s Face Constant Threat of Attack,” by John Burnett show something very similar. Frankenstein is about a kind monster who is brought back to life and is judged by his looks, and Tanzania’s albinos are judged by how they look different from the rest of their people. These two passages are paired together because they both show the problem of discrimination. Frankenstein and albinos in Tanzania are similar. First, the monster is hunted by the villagers who try to eradicate him. “He is pursued by the ignorant villagers, who think he is evil and dangerous because he is ugly,”. (line 7-8)This shows that in Frankenstein people are chasing the monster because he looks different. Also, in Tanzania they are killed because of a fallacy. the villagers thought they could make magic with the body parts of the Albinos.

An albino man in Tanzania hears many people talking about how he is a very profitable person “I worry about my safety,” said a street preacher. (Burnett) He says he worries but he does not physically confront the people that may be trying to harm him. This is like the monster in Frankenstein. The monster is chased by villagers and they try to kill him, yet he does not fight back. They do not retaliate.
Finally, another similarity is that people do not try to understand them. The albinos have this vision defect that makes it so that they can’t see properly. The teachers did not know that so the albinos fell behind in class. In Frankenstein, the villagers do not try to understand Frankenstein. They just chase him because he looks different. Also, because of his huge size and his voice he is unable to camouflage in with the villagers. The albinos and the monster both aspire to fit in with the normal