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  After I finished reading Frankenstein I couldn’t get over how important Walton was to the story.  In fact, after the novel concluded I reasoned that he is the most important character in the novel; completely indispensable and actually in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As I finished the book, there were a million questions I wanted to know the answers to, and enough response material to fill several books, so I am going to focus on one thing that I cannot help but address. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

“Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It’s a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people’s minds. I’m talking about your language, of course, because it allows you to implant a thought from your mind directly into someone else’s mind, and they can […] Continue reading →

      To be honest, I have never completely watched the black and white Frankenstein. But, the first depiction of the daemon that sticks in my memory is quite similar to the character in the classic movie. When I was about seven or eight years old, I was given the Konami video game Castlevania for Christmas. […] Continue reading →

When Frankenstein dies, he says that his creation: “Shewed unparalleled malignity and selfishness, in evil: he destroyed my friends; he devoted to destruction beings who possessed exquisite sensations, happiness, and wisdom” (239). But didn’t the creature posses ‘exquisite sensations’ and wisdom as well? In two years of self-education he was able to master eloquent speech […] Continue reading →

Our discussion in class prompted a few thoughts about what would happen if Frankenstein had actually created a mate for his monster and therefore attempted to pass on the legacy of these monsters. 1) No progeny. They come from dead bodies, their reproductive organs are nonfunctioning. 2) Regular children. Both Frankenstein and his creature both […] Continue reading →

          In Tuesday’s class we discussed the subject of whether Frankenstein’s creation (let us simply call him “the wretch”) should be held accountable for his violent actions considering the circumstances of his creation and Frankenstein’s immediate abandonment of “the wretch” thereafter. In other words: Do we (our class) feel sympathy for this creature after having […] Continue reading →

At the conclusion of the novel I realized that Victor Frankenstien could very possibly be a closeted homosexual.  His lackluster reaction to Elizabeth’s death was what really set me off on this sort of nutty idea, but its sort of present throughout the entirety of the novel. Victor lacks romantic love for Elizabeth and instead, …

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One of the most important scenes in the story was when Frankenstein changed his mind and decided to “never to resume [his] labours” in creating a female mate for the monster.  In breaking his promise, he directly defied the monster and knew that the creature will seek revenge and retribution in some form.  Throughout Chapter […] Continue reading →

Response to this question: Josh Ambrose says: September 7, 2011 at 12:52 am (Edit) So do you think Walton’s goal and character is as horrific as Frankenstein’s? Then again, do you think Frankenstein deserves his ill-repute? What separates the two … Continue reading → Continue reading →