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ragnatela 's review for:
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When thinking about Frankenstein one imagines a dark, gloomy atmosphere, tumbledown castles, fog, and graveyards. This is only part of the truth: the most astonishing—and horrifying—aspect of this story is that, most of the time, the scene is set in a bucolic atmosphere in the Swiss Alps. On one hand, the creature feels like an intruder in this peaceful atmosphere; on the other, the uninhabited summit of the mountain is the only place where he can live without hiding, the inhospitable North Pole the sole scenario where he has an advantage over his creator. The so-called monster, rejected by Frankenstein and humanity as a whole, is sheltered by Nature, in all its majestic beauty.
Who is the monster then? The one who spends nights in graveyards, or the one who tries to help a poor family? The one who creates a new life, or the one that destroys multiple ones? The fact that, in everyday language, we refer to the creature by the name of his creator is meaningful: the two are inextricably linked, and the sins of the former inevitably reflect on the latter—and vice versa.
(February 2025)
Who is the monster then? The one who spends nights in graveyards, or the one who tries to help a poor family? The one who creates a new life, or the one that destroys multiple ones? The fact that, in everyday language, we refer to the creature by the name of his creator is meaningful: the two are inextricably linked, and the sins of the former inevitably reflect on the latter—and vice versa.
(February 2025)