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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Classism
My main take away from reading 'Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus' is that I hate Victor Frankenstein. He is arrogant, privileged, foolish, selfish and stupid. He believes he possesses one of the great intellects of his time, but is incredibly short-sighted and fails to apply basic reasoning skills continually. Whenever any deduction is required he almost always comes up with the wrong answer which he relays to the reader with ill-deserved confidence.
While the Monster's acts are, aimed at the psychological destruction of Frankenstein, are without a doubt sadistic and morally reprehensible Victor refuses to see his creation as anything more than a monster and abandons it at every opportunity.
Even Frankenstein's realisation that he has neglected his implicit duty to his creation is mingled with his assertions that he was totally justified in his mission to murder the Monster.
I could fill pages writing about the reasons I grew to hate Victor Frankenstein and how this ire was stoked by Frankenstein's genius and personality being lauded by almost every character he met. The sailor Walton half in love with him, the Monster even talks about Victor as though the real shame is that he had to torment such a brilliant man.
While the Monster's acts are, aimed at the psychological destruction of Frankenstein, are without a doubt sadistic and morally reprehensible Victor refuses to see his creation as anything more than a monster and abandons it at every opportunity.
Even Frankenstein's realisation that he has neglected his implicit duty to his creation is mingled with his assertions that he was totally justified in his mission to murder the Monster.
I could fill pages writing about the reasons I grew to hate Victor Frankenstein and how this ire was stoked by Frankenstein's genius and personality being lauded by almost every character he met. The sailor Walton half in love with him, the Monster even talks about Victor as though the real shame is that he had to torment such a brilliant man.
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
I don’t think I’ll ever read a classic and say I loved it. Frankenstein was obnoxiously repetitive and way longer than it had to be. Understandably that’s how long books were back when this was made so I can’t hate it for that. Unfortunately reading it through a modern lens I can’t sympathize for anyone but Frankenstein probably. Man just wanted a lady to live his life with but MC didn’t want him to be happy. Overall MC is a total piece of shit and I’ll never get over how unlikeable characters in classics seem to be. I’m just picky perhaps
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes