Frankenstein
This wasn’t my first time reading Frankenstein, and I still love it. I found that the exact era where this was written had the perfect language. It’s not of the modern world with our lack of elegance in diction, but it’s not so far back that I need a dictionary to understand it, like with […]
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Podcast: Frankenstein and “The Daisy Dolls”
Discussion with Jon Beasley-Murray and Kevin McNeilly
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Powerpoint of lecture by Deanna Kreisel for the “Explorations and Encounters” theme
Frankenstein
Yes, this is ridiculously late, and I apologize for disrupting the flow of posts on Nietzsche but I feel that it is important to get these thoughts down. Frankenstein is such a curious tale/story, that I wonder why there aren’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frankenstein
This story was extremely grim in my opinion. It appears as though every single family found in this book has been hit with some sort of death or loss of sorts. This consistency of misfortune can be seen with the monster as well. the monster is equally detached from his family as Justine and Elizabeth […]
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Thoughts on Frankenstein (the not-so monstrous monster)
Prior to reading Frankenstein, I’ve definitely heard of him, since I feel as though he is just one of those “cult classic” monsters that everyone more or less knows about. And that’s how it was like for me. I was … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frankenstein—the bad parent
Well, I must admit, I was one of those who thought that the monster’s name was Frankenstein, and that the scientist was just… some guy. I have been deceived. I also thought that the monster was going to be much … Continue reading →
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Frankenstein
I really enjoyed Frankenstein, probably because it’s one of our first books in which we have multiple encounters with a monster which becomes a very human character as we learn more about him. Part of me hates the monster for … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frankenstein!
After many bus rides to and back from work, I have finally managed to finish Frankenstein. Probably one of the first observations I made about it was how much it felt more-so science fiction than gothic/romantic (as it is usually referred as). I had some trouble staying tuned into the story at times (although bumpy bus […]
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Frankenstein: A Cautionary Tale for the Modern Era
This isn’t the first time I’ve read Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, but it also isn’t the first time I’ve found it enjoyable. Both readings I found the first 70-80 pages as a crawl, but really heated up after the Monster becomes apparent to Victor. A teacher of mine once mentioned how Frankenstein is arguably […]
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