Normally I don't like rereading books so soon, but, alas, my Science Fiction class required it of me.
First, let me start off by saying if you don't feel bad for both Frankenstein and his monster I'm judging you. If all you think about Frankenstein is that's he's not a great guy, I'm judging you. Basically if you have negative thoughts, I'm judging you. A lot of people dislike Frankenstein because of the way he treats his monster, and if you're one of those people you're not looking deep enough. Let's take a close look starting with Frankenstein.
So, Frankenstein is a pretty sad guy. He's going to marry his cousin, his mother died because of his cousin and he really misses his mum. point. He becomes obsessed with science and the possibility of bringing dead things back to life. Connection? He succeeds and find out that it didn't work the way it wanted it to, he gets scared and runs away. Unrealistic? No. He becomes depressed and all his friends die and tries to kill the monster because he believes it's the root to all his problems.
Yeah, Frankenstein's a little messed up and he made some bad decisions, but you shouldn't hate him because of that. He tried to fix the mess that he created and when you take a closer look as to why he couldn't make a female for the Monster to love and why, after that, he felt he had to kill the Monster, you see a man who is haunted by his past and is sad and confused to how everything came to this. The Frankenstein family history is horribly tragic. Everything that led to the point of him actually trying to make a monster stems from the grief he was exposed to and experienced himself as a child.
The Monster experiences a lot of the pains that Frankenstein himself suffers. He doesn't fit in, he doesn't have any real friends, and no one understands him. The Monster's story is heartbreaking. He blames everything on Frankenstein. Does he have the right to? Probably. Does that mean that Frankenstein is a bad guy? No.
I really love this Novel. It's beautifully written and the story is so iconic. I would say that it is one of the books that everyone should read and everyone already knows the story to. I give this book 9 out of 10. Again, I reread it too soon and remembered too much so it doesn't make a ten, but it is a fantastic book and you should read it.
First, let me start off by saying if you don't feel bad for both Frankenstein and his monster I'm judging you. If all you think about Frankenstein is that's he's not a great guy, I'm judging you. Basically if you have negative thoughts, I'm judging you. A lot of people dislike Frankenstein because of the way he treats his monster, and if you're one of those people you're not looking deep enough. Let's take a close look starting with Frankenstein.
So, Frankenstein is a pretty sad guy. He's going to marry his cousin, his mother died because of his cousin and he really misses his mum. point. He becomes obsessed with science and the possibility of bringing dead things back to life. Connection? He succeeds and find out that it didn't work the way it wanted it to, he gets scared and runs away. Unrealistic? No. He becomes depressed and all his friends die and tries to kill the monster because he believes it's the root to all his problems.
Yeah, Frankenstein's a little messed up and he made some bad decisions, but you shouldn't hate him because of that. He tried to fix the mess that he created and when you take a closer look as to why he couldn't make a female for the Monster to love and why, after that, he felt he had to kill the Monster, you see a man who is haunted by his past and is sad and confused to how everything came to this. The Frankenstein family history is horribly tragic. Everything that led to the point of him actually trying to make a monster stems from the grief he was exposed to and experienced himself as a child.
The Monster experiences a lot of the pains that Frankenstein himself suffers. He doesn't fit in, he doesn't have any real friends, and no one understands him. The Monster's story is heartbreaking. He blames everything on Frankenstein. Does he have the right to? Probably. Does that mean that Frankenstein is a bad guy? No.
I really love this Novel. It's beautifully written and the story is so iconic. I would say that it is one of the books that everyone should read and everyone already knows the story to. I give this book 9 out of 10. Again, I reread it too soon and remembered too much so it doesn't make a ten, but it is a fantastic book and you should read it.
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