Frankincense and the Horrors of Plastic Surgery Frankincense is about a narcissistic doctor bent on creating the perfect man. He searched for what he thought was the perfect combination of body parts and his vast knowledge of science. Today people see themselves as imperfect. Some crave to have that symmetrical look to their face or even to have the muscles or breasts they “claim” they never had. Some go under the knife for medical reasons.
For example, skin transplants for skin cancer, or breast implants because they suffered from breast anger. It’s those people who get addicted to surgery because they are never satisfied with themselves and continue to get operations. Frankincense had no choice. He was created with many grotesque features and his personality. Frankincense and plastic surgery are common in many ways. First of all there is having the appearance of the children’s tale “The Bogeyman”. People deemed Frankincense to be very frightening.
He had multiple scars and lacerations on both his face and body. One could imagine what people would think if they saw a creature of this definition walking down Fremont. One person to Frankincense could be Cindy Jackson. She is the world record holder for fifty plus surgeries and counting. Cindy hated the way she looked when she was younger and after her dad died he left quite a bit of money for her, that’s when the procedures started. Over $100,000 worth of procedures helped turn Cindy Jackson into the new and [to her] improved Cindy. L feel like a young spirit and I don’t want to look in the mirror and see an old face. I feel this is me, this is the way I should look,” she says to Nick Watt, BBC news. (http://www. Accentuation’s. Com/Blob/bid/64180/British- Woman-Holds-Record-for-Most-Cosmetic-Surgery-Procedures) Just like Frankincense people criticize her by the way she looks. Some say that the markings on both sides of her mouth are surgery mishaps but they are not. Those markings are her natural dimples. Cindy said that she wanted to look natural, like she never went under the knife so she kept her dimples.
In other eyes Cindy does not look natural. For someone to undergo fifty plus surgeries is horrendous. In Mary Shelley Frankincense Victor took body parts from different deceased bodies and created a new person. For the individual person addicted to surgery and the desire for self-perfection is like being Doctor Frankincense and his monster rolled into one person. Secondly Frankincense wanted to be accepted into society and to be able to make friends. He couldn’t fulfill any of those desires because of his grotesque appearance.
People who become addicted to surgery also wish to have the acceptance of others. Everyone’s natural response to people who seem to look out of the ordinary and even slightly disfigured is to gawk in their presence and or point and laugh. In Frankincense, the Doctor created a mate for the monster to show the love and affection it both needed and desired. His plan didn’t necessarily work. Doctor Frankincense and the creature thought that creating another person who looked like the monster would have an easier time accepting his features.
Once She was created and saw Frankincense, She screamed in horror. Neither the town’s people nor his bride to be would ever accept him for who he was. Frankincense was ashamed. People nowadays try to accept natural deformities, but when someone goes out of their way to create what they think is beautiful or perfect in their eyes is actually morbid and disgusting. People often Judge others by the way they look. Frankincense was neglected and tormented but he didn’t choose to be the ways he was.
People don’t get to choose either but we learn to accept our natural beauty. Frankincense’s monster looked of nothing natural; he was a revolutionary science project. Plastic surgery and Frankincense are similar in many ways. They both either have the addiction or desire to look perfect and to have the acceptance of others around. No one is perfect, if we all were perfect life would be boring and dull. Our looks and personality define us, hey show others who we are no one should try and change their appearance for any reason.
