Why are we obsessed with monsters? They are a part of modern life as much as ancient. Today, our monsters take different forms, but they come from the same place... inside of us. Monster comes from the latin "Monstrum," which means "unnatural event" or "contrary to nature." The word is almost always associated with evil but not always. But I bet you didn't know this, the word "monster" also has roots in the "monere," which means to help or instrut. Do we like to be afraid? Do we like to confront our fears and externalize our internal sturggles? Or is it that we love to monsters because so often we are the very monsters we fear most?

Class dismissed.