Man Without A Face?

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March 26th, 2007 · 5 Comments
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We we studied Frankenstein, we began to see the Creature in a whole new perspective when we heard his “side of the story.” Can we apply the same idea in the movie, A Man Without A Face? What do you think of Justin McLeod? How is his situation similiar to the Creature in Frankenstein?

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1 3 MaryCatherine // Mar 27, 2007 at 12:58 pm

The character of Justin McLeod is similar to the monster in Frankenstein. Both characters have hidious faces and because of their appearence they are shunned by society. The monster had feelings too and no one gave him a chance because he is a monster. There are all these rumors made up about Justin McLeod because people are afraid of the unknown. Charles gets to know McLeod and realizes he is a wonderful teacher. Victor gets to know the moster and realizes he has feelings too.
2 3Natalie // Mar 27, 2007 at 5:25 pm

I think the book Frankenstein and the movie A Man Without A Face are very similar. In the movie Justin McLeod is shunned away from people because of the way he looks and the way he got burnt. In the book Frankenstein it is also the same situation with the creature on how the creature is treated just because of his looks. The creature and McLeod are very similar in ways people don’t like to see it.
3 shawc // Mar 27, 2007 at 10:20 pm

Natalie, I think you make an important point here. Why do you think “people don’t like to see” these similarities? Can anyone else offer other suggestions as well?
4 3Dylan // Mar 29, 2007 at 5:27 pm

McLeod is simply misunderstood. People have a severe tendency to hate and fear what they don’t understand, causing people to treat anyone even mildly different from them as though they are inferior or otherwise unworthy. This is exactly the case with McLeod, as well at the creature Frankenstein created. Even as readers we are biased and judgmental, for example, in the first section of Frankenstein when victor is recounting his version of the story and not the monsters, fewer people empathized with the poor creature simply because of his deamonic appearance, not even bothering to delve deeper and discover that he is not in fact evil. The same situation occurs in Man W/o a face, the first time many see McLeod they are taken aback and judge him quickly instead of giving him the fair chance he deserves.
5 3Charles // Apr 3, 2007 at 2:34 pm

These two stories are similar, Justin McLeod is turned away because of his appearance, just like the creature. Also, they find someone who will sit down and listen to their side of the story, and find out the true ways of their individuality