I might have occasionally mentioned my 5 sons, 4 of whom play RPGs with me (#5 is only 3 years old, so....)
Son #4, who is 13 years old, has been kind enough to write an analysis of monsters and promises many more!
Without further delay, his article:
This is my first in a series of 7-8 monster analysis articles which take the basic descriptions of 1e monsters and rattle on about the implications.