American Horror Story aka FRANKENSTEIN

Ok, so it's definitely safe to say that fall is my favorite season. Perfect temperatures, non stop sunny days, and the fresh smell of lavender in the air.....what’s not to love? Oh that's right, nothing. On top of the perfect day to day weather that gives one a warm, fuzzy feeling on the inside, the season of fall marks the period for the return of various TV shows (all of which are kind of addicting). From the Vampire Diaries (obsessed) to Grey's Anatomy (obsessssssed), to Scandal (OBSESSED) to Modern Family (you guessed it......obsessed), it seems as if every day of the week is filled with TV shows that send one's emotions onto a high speed roller coaster that seems to be never ending. Out of all of the shows that return on the air during this season, the absolute most addicting one of all is American Horror Story; this show is not only filled with dark, mysterious, and sinister story lines that make one's skin crawl (perfect show for October *cough* Halloween) but also revolves around various topics that in a way- through the twisted writings of each episode- can make one question themselves, or even their "truth", if they were put into these insane situations. The current season revolves around a coven of witches, and while watching this previous week’s episode, named "Boy Parts", I couldn’t help but recognize the similarities the doings of these witches had in relation to the novel Frankenstein. During this specific episode, two of the witches within the coven attempt to create the “perfect boyfriend” out of various body parts that once belonged to several young men that one of the witches killed. They are warned not to engage in such a task, seeing how the form of magic they’d be using would be dark magic due to the fact that they would be cheating Mother Nature and tampering with the idea of life/death. As the witches began to cast on spell on their newly sown “boyfriend”, I instantly began to see the face of Victor Frankenstein; it was as if this episode was an exact replica of the events and outcomes that happened within Frankenstein which soon led to me wondering what the significance of tampering with Mother Nature and attempting to play god really means. The young witches create their “boyfriend” and his response to his unnatural creation is similar to that of Victor’s creature; the young male is unable to speak, appears monstrous due to his new profound uneven body proportions, and even becomes violent at times due to the isolation he now faces from the rest of society. Along with this monstrous “boyfriend” suffering from the unnatural creation he did not choose to have, the witches that created him instantly flee once they realize that they’re attempt to bring someone back from the dead/create a new being failed. As all this was going on, the images of Victor Frankenstein treating his creation like some demonic monster and leaving him alone to fend for himself popped right back into my head. The relationship between American Horror Story and Frankenstein highlights the dangers that can come along with untested knowledge and the desire to play god. In both situations, the creators selfishly give “birth” to some unnatural human-esque being, without actually considering how the outcomes could affect not only society and themselves but also the creature that they actually created. So now I can’t help but wonder, why is the desire to play god so unapproved by Mother Nature? What do these similar situations tell us about the different roles humans have in relation to the functioning of the universe? Sure each of these characters engaged into the creation of these “monsters” for selfish reasons, but if they had actually succeeded would the “crime” of cheating Mother Nature actually be looked down upon? Or in the end would they actually be viewed as gods? Who knows. In the end, only more episodes of American Horror Story and other Frankenstein like stories will truly tell. Ya feel me?