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Comment on Appreciation vs. Ambition by Ashley Parker
I think it’s interesting that Frankenstein says he losses his soul when making his creation, like you said. Do you think Shelley is commenting on some kind of balance in nature? So in order for Frankenstein to bring a creation to life, he had to give up his soul. And once he has finally created this monster, he realizes that he no longer has that salvation and that’s why he’s horrified by it? Continue reading
Comment on Frankenstein Vol 1 by Ashley Parker
I would also agree that Shelley is commenting on humanity here that we need to be more loving instead of being consumed by hatred. Frankenstein and his creation were both seeking companionship. Instead of seeking that friendship with each other, they … Continue reading
Josh: When I say the Terminator is more evil than …
Josh:When I say the Terminator is more evil than the Frankenstein's monster, it's because the Terminator always had destruction and violence in mind–even before it turned on its creators, it was constructed by the military to kill people.I sup… Continue reading
Comment on Appreciation vs. Ambition by Josh Ambrose
He’s definitely addicted! But once he creates the monster, don’t you think his response is a bit unlike a normal addict, in that his feelings aren’t mixed at all? I’m just amazed how quickly he hates his creation! That said, I agree that his relief at being free of his creation is a bit like someone who has just kicked the habit.
I’d love to find some more biographical criticism that touches on your observation. Did Shelley have much exposure to drugs/addiction? Continue reading
Frankenstein Vol I: Who’s Watching Who?
Function Follows Form or Form Follows Function? The epistolary form serves to set up a panopticon of sorts where, at first, I feel like a stalker of sorts (reading the letters) then pulled into, even involved in the narration, by the use of first perso… Continue reading
I, for one, would love to see a Frankenstein adapt…
I, for one, would love to see a Frankenstein adaptation that was relatively faithful to the source material! I do think you're right, btw–Frankenstein has more in common w/Terminator than it does with zombie flicks. I'm a bit confused why you … Continue reading
Appreciation vs. Ambition
In continuation of the Tuesday’s discussion of binaries, I began to think about Frankenstein’s appreciation for the natural versus his ambition for the unnatural. He sees his project as an opportunity to both introduce new beings on earth and reverse the effects of death. While the former isn’t so far fetched now (Mules and ligers […] Continue reading
Frankenstein vs. The Terminator
Mary Shelley’s 1818 Frankenstein is arguably the world’s first true science-fiction novel, the predecessor to modern-day robot stories. One would think Frankenstein’s monster is more closely connected to today’s zombie flicks (it’s risen from… Continue reading
Hello world!
I was struggling to figure out what to call my blog. So, here I sat trying to be original (or maybe just different). I thought it was very ironic (apropos even) that the course number would be (Fahrenheit) 451 – one of the best classic sci-fi books ever! Then I remembered one of my favorite catch phrases […]
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Redefining the “Mad Scientist”
Whenever you hear the term or quote “Mad Scientist” you might always bring yourself to the image of some crazed man in a white lab coat, a hunchback named “Igor” and lastly, but not least the desiccated parts of many corpse loosely bound by stitches. Let’s move away from this mental image and try to […]
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