Frankenstein
Frankenstein was an enjoyable read, and it makes it easier that the general storyline has become common knowledge. I haven’t read this book before, but since it’s so iconic, i was already familiar with a lot of the story and … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frankenstein
When I was younger I went through a phase where I only read old British and American classics. While I read most of them somehow Frankenstein managed to slip through the cracks. Perhaps it was because I wasnt sure what … Continue reading →
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Thoughts on Frankenstein
Before having read this story, my only mental image of Frankenstein was a green monster who yelled unintelligibly and chased people around. But clearly the story has more much to it. It is interesting to look at this book and … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frankenstein and Adam
Frankenstein has always been one of my favorite books. I like reading ominous messages about society, and I like reading books where you are reading the actual story only partly, but it feels like there is a far bigger subtext … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Video of lecture by Kevin McNeilly for the “Monster in the Mirror” theme
Frankenstein
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was a better read than the first time round. When I was in grade 11 I feel that I wanted to dislike the book to prove the point that Romantic literature is boring. Needless to say now that I am not the biggest fan of Romantic […]
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Frankenstein the Monstrous God? his Monster and Society: The Distorted Mirror
I have to say, Frankenstein was quite depressing. Over the years, I’ve watched many adaptations, read many different versions, but the original story, while extraneously wordy at times was very depressing. I found myself sympathizing with the monster at times … Continue reading → Continue reading →
Frankenstein
Frankensteinis one of those books that really just tugs at my heartstrings. It truly makes me upset reading it, almost to the point of tears. I read this a while back, and rereading it left me with the same emotions… The reason I say this, is because the tale of the monster just is so […] Continue reading →
Frankenstein
So…I had a nice conspiracy theory blog that I was just about to upload, then my laptop went and crashed on me, resulting in the complete loss of said blog, and rather than rewrite the damn thing, I decided to take a book analysis I did in high school (for this book, of course) and […]
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Frankenstein
Out of all the books that we’ve read so far in Arts One, and perhaps including the books that we have yet to read, Frankenstein is my favourite. I liked it for both personal and academic reasons. We’ve encountered various … Continue reading →
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