For my Textual analysis, I decided to use the first thing that came to mind when I thought of the word monster, and that is the television show Dexter, that is shown on Primetime. I am a huge fan of the show and the word and definition of "monster" are brought up and questioned several times throughout the series. For those who are unfamiliar with the show, it features a Blood Spatter Analyst who is also a serial killer. Due to the teachings of his father and knowledge in the criminal justice system and in forensics as well as his access to police resources, he is able to cover up all of his crimes. Despite being a murder, the audience tends to side with Dexter and root for him because of the fact that he only kills people who deserve it, other murders who murder innocent people.
I find the topic of monstorisity interesting in this show because Dexter often questions his own monstrosity and we question weather or not Dexter truly is a monster. If indeed he is a monster, the show gives us an inside look on the life of a monster and the emotions and feelings that he goes through. For my paper, I decided to take a look at one particular episode of the show from the second season titled "theres something about Harry" where Dexter learns interesting things about his fathers death and questions his part in his discovery. This in turn makes Dexter question his own monstrosity. can he live with knowing the things that he's done? can he protect the people he cares about even if he's a monster? these are all great questions that are raised that I look forward to further discussing.
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