Novel Summary

After finishing the book I realized what the point Mary Shelley was trying to get across to the reader. Obviously it's about not seeking knowledge that shouldn't be known to man, but can she be trying to get anything else across?

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Overall, this book was a great novel. Usually hearing that a book is a classic, one might think Oh this is going to be such a boring book. But, in my opinion, this classic is much different from the others. This book actually made me want to keep reading, which surprised me as much as it did my parents. Was anyone else hooked into as much as I have been?

Walton's Wonders

After hearing Frankenstein's story being told to Captain Walton, it almost seems you are waking up, because I had gotten so tangled in the plot that I had forgotten completely about the fact that it was being told to help out Captain Walton. In the end, after Frankenstein dies, I couldn't help but hope that Captain Walton would take this man's advice and not search for knowledge that should not be known by man. Did anyone else feel desperate for Captain Walton to realize the moral of Frankenstein's story?

Sympathetic Connections

The thing that really bugs me is the fact that the monster only wants love from his creator and Frankenstein just flat out refuses to love such a "hideous" creature. It just comes to show how judgemental we are against each other; it's very frustrating. Part of me feels that Dr. Frankenstein deserves what he got for isolating himself from the monster just because he doesn't look like the fancy little invention he had hoped for. Does anyone else think he maybe partly deserved his "punishment"? I know it sounds kind of harsh, but Frankenstein just left the monster to fend for himself in this harsh world.

Frankenstein is strong? Of course. But Frankenstein is genious? Who knew!!

Adding onto the seemingly impossible list of things the monster can adapt to, is the fact that he learned to read so quickly and easily. I mean who knew he would be able to learn about our language in a matter of days or weeks. A human child takes way longer than that to be able to grasp the enormity of the english language. Does anyone else feel like it's too unbelievable as well?

Barter Theatre Exposing Frankie

So the play was awesome and all of the actors were great. I was very impressed how they laid everything out and thought that the monster looked pretty cool. I thought it was ingenious how they used that one big prop and used it for many of the diverse backgrounds during the play. However, some of the parts, more towards the end, were different, but I like how it remained almost comparative in the beginning. Maybe it's just me, but it really makes me want to read the rest of it; how about you?

Finding Frankenstein

I understand completely why Frankenstein and his family were leaving for their beautiful property; it would take my mind off things easily as well. But one thing I cannot grasp is that the monster is able to find him everywhere he goes. Another example would be how his youngest brother, William was murdered by the monster. How did the monster even know about William and his relation to Frankenstein? So my final question is: Does it not seem like almost every confrontation seems too unreal that it does not sound like it could actually happen? Just a thought to feed on.

Fleeing from Home

When Victor began working on his project/creation, he never contacted his family, or anyone for that matter. I, for one, do not know why he thinks that is okay. It wasn't healthy at all to seclude himself while going mad over his studies. Do you think it was the shock of his mother's death that drove him to try and find "the spark of life", or could it be something more?