Frankenstein: Or the modern Prometheus
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Re: Frankenstein: Or the modern Prometheus
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I'm slightly confused about how Victor feels when he describes his father's remark of the works of Cornelius Agrippa:
"If, instead of this remark, my father had taken the pains to explain to me that the principles of Agrippa had been entirely exploded, and that a modern system of science had been introduced, which possessed much greater powers than the ancient, because the powers of the latter were chimerical, while those of the former were real and practical; under such circumstances, I should certainly have thrown Agrippa aside ... But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents; and I continued to read with the greatest avidity" (Mary Shelley)
Is Victor's tone sarcastic when he says "taken the pains"? Is he blaming his father in part for not stopping him from gaining interest in the field of science that will eventually doom him? Also, what does it mean that Agrippa's work was "entirely exploded"?
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Mankind was endowed with the power to become creators of their own. Frankenstein is a good place to start.
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Remove the creation of basic, Hollywood-styled Frankenstein from your head, you will find this book a sweet tragic combination of the passion for beauty, benevolence and life, the the border between good and evil and the fight for the right to be what a "human" truly is .
There is no green skinned, aggressive and brainless Frankenstein, but only a poor, wretched creature who tries his ways to become more or less, a human.
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Can make movie on this
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The story of Frankenstein and his monster will hook you into it and so will the way of narration.
I think Mary Shelley is a genius for having the story told by an outsider but through Victor's perspective at the same time.
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As I said, I really enjoyed the book the second time and now I get why it is a classic. I have my opinions about Victor Frankenstein, and his monster just moved and tenderized my heart. I can't believe Victor didn't make himself responsible for his creation and that made me feel extremely angry and wanted to protect the monster even more (Yes, apparently I took this book a little too personally but I think that was the reason I enjoyed so much).
My favourite part was the monster's narration of his time alone, it just captured my attention a lot more than when Victor narrated.
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