Thursday, June 7, 2012

Spine-Chilling Village


The Monstirans live in Spine-Chilling Village home of the well known Monster High School. Spine-Chilling Village has a dark and gloomy appearance but it is a cheerful and exciting place. This town is comprised of many different types of creatures descended from well known monsters throughout time. These monsters are things such as vampires, sea monsters, werewolves, Egyptians, fly traps, scientists and scientifically created creatures. They beleive that they were created by mutation. These mutations were caused from nuclear waste deposted in the earth by humans. It is said that these mutations existed because the higher being "Freinkenstien" wanted a different and better species to protect this sacred earth.

Agriculture and hunting are the prime sources of necessity in reference to food and employment within the village. The ability for them to live in different environments such as woods, water, caves and houses allows them to be diverse in their living conditions. This diversity allows the village to be balanced out and not clustered in one area.

Creaturism is the localized religion within Spine-Chilling Village. This belief states that everyone is created equal and no one being powers over another. Peace is very important within this culture. They believe that sustaining peace will avoid conflict and steer them clear of not evolving into angry, carless people like the humans did. Legends say that if one begins to veer from their culture that they will be annihilated and cursed by the spirits. If this behavior continues then Dr. Frankenstein will return to the earth and terminate your existence. Being part of an ecological unit is vital and required in this culture. There are many different types of monsters within the village relying on natural sources such as land and water. Caring for the environment is crucial to the survival of everyone because it is their source of internal energy. They believe that all energy is borrowed and will later have to return to the earth; therefore taking care of the earth is part of their life commitments. It is their main priority to protect these resources by recycling and using only natural things for survival.


Religion (Creaturism)
Unity Cross
Everyone was created equal from the center of creation


Environment
The caring for the earth is what the village
life is focused around


Education is essential within Spine-Chilling Village. Every child must attend school in order to be accepted as a member of their society. This stage of growing is important because they must learn how to function in society and to be educated on the roles that they will play within it. The most important of these key roles is the gender role. Women are the rulers of the household. They care for the family, cooking, home and they make the decisions for the family. Men on the other hand are required to bring home the food needed for the household. Both males and females are allowed to work and support their family financially. The role of the children rather male or female is to care for the village environment and help with needed chores. The children attend school and directly following they are required to begin their chores of cleaning, collecting recyclables throughout the village and rid the land area and gloom beach of trash and other items needed.



Education
Education is important to be accepted into the society


Gender
The differences in the gender roles play a large part
in how the society functions


Spine-Chilling Village is a peacefully gloomy town with many fun activities and a large diversity of monsters. When visiting the village you will experience the life of a monster and learn the different lifestyles of them. The well known Monster High School and their activities are a perfect place to find friendship and unity of the village in a team like manner. Spine-Chilling Village is a wonderful place to live… if you’re a monster...

1 comment:

  1. How exactly does the “Unity Cross” represent Creaturism? While I like the idea of a religion organized around the idea of a non-hierarchical existence, I fail to see this projected in the image of the “Unity Cross.” Does it play some part in the theological narrative, or symbolize a specific trope in the religion? Typically, religious symbolism plays a large role in expressing the actual theological makeup of that particular belief system, or might even directly play a part in the creation story itself. What is the significance, if any, of the four points of the cross? Do the arrows at the end of each point of the cross hold some meaning? How do the inhabitants experience the “Unity Cross” as an aesthetic manifestation of their religious beliefs? Aesthetically, I like its simplicity, but its overall connection to Creaturism isn’t clear- and I’d like to learn more. I also noticed that the ethical dimension of Creaturism- in which all are equal- is not echoed in the culture’s gender constructs, in which females seem to have far more power than the males of the group. Can you explain this contradiction?

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