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I've Created a Monster! A Philosophical Analysis of the Effects of Society on the Individual Through the Stories of Frankenstein and Lilo & Stitch

Friday, November 8, 2013: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Napoleon B3-C3 (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Kevin Elmer , Eastern Kentucky University
Alex Hanavan , Eastern Kentucky University
The stories of Frankenstein and Disney's Lilo & Stitch have similar plotlines, yet dramatically opposite outcomes. This presentation applies the social philosophies of Rousseau and Mill to the two stories in order to demonstrate the effect that the relative acceptance or rejection by society has upon an individual.