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Well I ended up reading the whole remainder of the book in one feverish sitting and I find myself getting more and more infuriated with the character of Frankenstein. His persistent woe is me attitudes are born are strictly based … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was very taken with Lynd Ward’s woodcuts for Frankenstein, and thought that it would be interesting to dig up some other pictorial interpretations of Shelly’s work.  In particular, I wanted to look at key parts of the novel, as depicted … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My first post touched on my expectations when I started the novel, and how the novel differed. Continuing with that theme, the depiction of the monster itself and its relationship to Victor also struck me. Beginning with the monster’s physical appearance, the focus on the yellow eyes, with no mention of the typical tall, clumsy […] Continue reading →

As it is wednesday evening, and my last name begins with H, I must write a blog post before midnight tonight. I would first like to qualify this post with the fact that it is currently 11:30. so I am going to try be at the very least “not stupid.” I cannot promise intelligence. But […] Continue reading →

Oh the difference that changes make. Frankenstein is a book that has captured the attention of thousands of readers since it’s publication in 1818. It was initially criticized as an “abomination” but soon gained the admiration of it’s readers. Frankenstein quickly gained popularity and was adapted into many plays, of at least one Shelly witnessed. […] Continue reading →

The question is as mockingly simple as it is impossible to definitively answer: does Victor Frankenstein end up redeeming himself in the ending pages of the book? Does he come to face his mistakes and die just as tragically as his creation? I’m inclined to say yes. Consider what we know about the good doctor […] Continue reading →

When we were asked last class to create an online dating profile for Frankenstein’s monster I began to think seriously about his request for a female companion. I knew from the start that there was something that bothered me about Frankenstein’s desire for a romantic partner, but I couldn’t put my finger on exactly what […] Continue reading →

  As our discussion of Frankenstein has progressed, I am still attempting to place Frankenstein on what we can call the monster-creator spectrum: does Frankenstein’s final explanation that “[his] duties toward [his] fellow creatures had greater claims to [his] attention” … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“But it is true that I am a wretch. I have murdered the lovely and the helpless; I have strangled the innocent as they slept, and grasped to death his throat who never injured me or any other living thing.”- Frankenstein’s creature, pg. 243 “Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil, as I … Read more Continue reading →

After seeing the picture of Victor’s reflection ( over making the creature a mate) I decided to take a look at that passage again, and think about that possible future.  Frankenstein decides that the female creature he would make could … Continue reading → Continue reading →