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I admit, my only introductions to anything relating to Frankenstein have been crudely crafted Halloween masks, and Gene Wilder’s hilarity in Young Frankenstein; so I think it is safe to say that I came into this novel not quite knowing what to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sometimes I make a survey of all of the books I haven’t read and all of the movies I haven’t seen and feel like a slight cultural failure. Following this idea all forms of Frankenstein have eluded me beyond singing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I spent the early afternoon reading the first volume of Frankenstein and the rest of the afternoon trying to figure out if I had anything worthwhile to say about it. As I began Frankenstein I couldn’t help but notice stylistic similarities between it and books I had read in the past, namely Dracula and Dr. […] Continue reading →

I feel the biggest difference in the first volume of the 1818 version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and most other versions, be it film or other media, is the creation of the monster itself. The details in the original text are very ambiguous. Frankenstein takes body parts from the charnel houses. Also he takes pieces […] Continue reading →

It has been awhile since I’ve read Frankenstein, but it is refreshing to look at it from the science fiction perspective.  For this first section of assigned reading, I kept in mind our discussion on the definition of SF as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was thinking today what I would write for my first blog post. Frankenstein has been exceedingly interesting, but I couldn’t help think about our discussion between the differences in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. I sat and talked to my friends about what really made the two distinct. At first they mentioned things, such as the excessive use of technology […] Continue reading →

Whenever people think about Frankenstein they usually think about his monster and not Frankenstein himself, the scientist. For some reason the word “Frankenstein” now refers to the unnamed monster rather than the man himself. Culture seems to focus on the inhumanity of the monster rather than the inhumanity of his creator. If anything, it is […] Continue reading →

Welcome to WordPress.com. After you read this, you should delete and write your own post, with a new title above. Or hit Add New on the left (of the admin dashboard) to start a fresh post. Here are some suggestions for your first post. You can find new ideas for what to blog about by […] Continue reading →

I write the following blog at a certain time when the extent of my knowledge about the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is based solely on the first volume of the text as well as the occasional passing reference in everyday wanderings and pop culture.  Whenever I hear about Frankenstein, the phrase “playing god,” is […] Continue reading →