Author Archives: csulli
Human and Emotion Similarities
Nancy Farmer’s The House of the Scorpion relates to many concepts we have already addressed in this course. Starting with Frankenstein, this novel addresses the concept of what it means to be human. Similar to the monster’s creation pro… Continue reading
Chelsea’s Perspective
I am weakening. This is the last time I’m going to call him. I am going to let him see what I’ve become. Maybe he’ll decide to answer if he sees that the flesh he once experienced, once denied, is finally and definably grotesque… Continue reading
Perceiving the Unseen
“Sometimes we could conceive of things and still not see them, although they stood right before us.” (pg. 192) A general statement that applies to many aspects of human life such as love, an answer to your problems, or your car keys. Howe… Continue reading
“Adulthood Rites” Journal Entry
June 24, 4087 Last night I observed Damek and Kaliq argue and wrestle in the mud. They were arguing once again over Tilden’s death and what we should do with the construct baby. I’m glad Kaliq was finally doing the right thing by figh… Continue reading
“Your ship is alive?”
In Dawn by Octavia Butler, I find the living ship to be the most alien aspect. In the new world in which Lilith is Awakened to we are slowly given pieces of information about the qualities of the ship from the Oankali, the first being that it’… Continue reading
The Weapon of the Future in “We3″
On page 24 of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s We3, the reader is introduced to the “weapon of the future”. Right away when I saw this futuristic weapon I thought, this is it? What I see when I look at this technology is simply an… Continue reading
Disorientation of Time in Neuromancer
I find that William Gibson portrays a time-disorienting opening to his cyberpunk novel, Neuromancer. Part I, Chiba City Blues consists of a jumpy, speed-like nature in which many details are skipped across quickly. At first, this rapidness appears … Continue reading
Response to jdougla8: “Who’s the villain?”
“Julia, this blog post inspires the question, who is the monster and who is the victim? Yet, I feel that you conclude that Frankenstein is the true monster. Frankenstein and the creature have both harmed each other unto the point of death, but th… Continue reading
Comment on Who’s the villain? by csulli
Julia, this blog post inspires the question, who is the monster and who is the victim? Yet, I feel that you conclude that Frankenstein is the true monster. “Frankenstein and the creature have both harmed each other unto the point of death, but the creature is the only one who feels remorse. Frankenstein may have been telling the story, but he is far more the villain than the hero.” While there is no doubt that he truly is a monster, I feel as if both Frankenstein and the demon are equally to blame for the chaos that ensued. Both characters experienced events that victimized them and caused monsterous actions, which you reveal above.
However, I think it’s fair to argue that Frankenstein’s erratic behaviors of obsessing over death, grave robbing, and sewing together body parts stem from his overwhelming grief over losing his mother. It appears that Frankenstein’s actions reveal his personal search for the meaning of life. When it arrives, death enters the mind, body, and soul to create an irreversible change to the living and the dead who encounter it. This permanent change made to Frankenstein appears to spark his passion to become a creator, to re-create the change that was made to him and his mother. This strongly makes me question, had Frankenstein never met death, would it have ever possessed him to create life? Continue reading
Matrimony and Murder
In Frankenstein, the threat of, “I shall be with you on your wedding night” is made to Victor by his demon. In other words, the demon plans to kill Elizabeth Lavenza on the night of her long-awaited marriage to Victor. This idea of murd… Continue reading