Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been interpreted and done in many different ways with both similarities and differences to the original and to each other.  The first and most evident difference to me between the novel and each of the two clips was Victor Frankenstein’s reaction to creating the monster. In the novel Frankenstein calls his creation a “catastrophe” and is filled with horror and disgust from creating the monster. His intentions were to create a beautiful being with the best body features but instead he got a scary yellow skinned hideous monster that he says he wasted two years creating. In the 1931 film version, after successfully bringing life to the body Frankenstein refers to himself as a god and says that this is what it feels like to be god. He seems very egotistically proud of his creation unlike how Victor felt in the novel. In the 1994 film version of Frankenstein, Victor yells at the monster “Live! Live!” and when the monster opens it’s eyes Victor shouts “YES!” at the top of his lungs. This reaction is different than the other two in that it seems his happiness of his success is more about the fact that he was successful, and it doesn’t seem to get to his head as much as in the 1931 version. His happiness seems more pure and sincere, and less egotistical. Another difference between the two films Victor’s image and the process of the creation. In the 1931 version Victor looks just as you would imagine, in a white lab coat. The process in the 1931 version is also simpler and less active with Victor just turning one wheel. In the 1994 version, long haired and shirtless Victor  has to run around and pull a few ropes in the creation process. This depiction of the creation was a lot more of a work out.