The above cartoon was created by Martha Gradisher and found through cartoonstock.com.  Victor Frankenstein’s monster is being utilized here to represent what is typically thought of with the creature in popular culture.  He is depicted with the stitches, the bolts through his neck, and with an overall beastly appearance.  We can also infer here that the creature is depicted as being unintelligent since the point of the cartoon seems to be to discredit President Trump.  The cartoon intends to show that he does not appoint the best people to cabinet positions, in this case the creature is being used as a “fill-in” for an unintelligent, beastly, and incompetent monster.  Also the caption says that Trump wants him to head up the “Dept. of Shock and Awe.”  This also fits into popular culture interpretation because he is seen as the ultimate horror figure.  The creature seems to be used here to show two “monsters” together in an anti-Trump cartoon.

The above is a commercial aired by General Mills in 2001 that advertises Honey Nut Cheerios.  Victor Frankenstein’s creature is depicted here as we usually see in popular culture.  It is illiterate, beastly in appearance, and instills fear into those that in encounters (in this case the Bee).  The creature is made more beast-like as he grunts and is even unable to eat the cereal like a human.  The intended use of the creature in this situation by General Mills is to symbolize fear and horror.  The idea is that the Honey Nut Cheerios are the only thing good enough to calm such a beast.  Also interesting is that after the creature eats the Cheerios, it says its only audible word in the whole commercial, “good.”  The main significance of this commercial is that the creature is chosen be presented as a horror figure, and this shows us the usual portrayal of the creature in popular culture as opposed to the way the creature behaves in the book.

The above picture is a portrayal by Nathan Whittock of the monster in a dramatic romance of Frankenstein that took place between 1832 and 1834.  in this picture the monster is portrayed as a beast in size when compared to the human on the ground.  Not only does the human looked frightened, but the monster itself also has a look of shock of the situation as well.  This gives us the idea that he is uncertain of his actions as well.  The creature looks dazed and confused, this can be an indication of the monsters confusion with his place within society.  Unlike how the monster is depicted in popular culture, the monster looks normal in this illustration.  It is tall and looks to be a physical specimen with his muscular stature.  The position in which both Victor and the monster are shown represents the point in the book where the monster is in a superior position and his in control of Victor’s fate.