Knowledge is understanding Frankenstein isn't the monster
Wisdom is understanding that Frankenstein is the monster
this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2024
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Knowledge is having read the book and seeing both parties acknowledge that their relationship is familial, that Frankenstein is a surname, and thus recognizing that there is both the Doctor and Monster Frankenstein.
They're both Frankenstein, and also they're both monsters. Victor shouldn't have made the monster, and he should've done more to stop it, but the monster was also an asshole. Being treated like a monster doesn't make it okay to act like one.
And actually reading the book is understanding that Frankenstein wasn't the monster
His biggest crime was abandoning his creation. His creation's biggest crime was the multiple murders
I'm not going to justify the murders, especially the child, but the common people were beating him everywhere he went. This guy was a genius who just wanted a friend.
Frankenstein's biggest crime was allowing Justine to be executed.
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
And THAT'S how I got into Juilliard!
Ethics is understanding that the reason he's the monster is because he's a neglectful and abusive parent.
Oenology is the understanding that all differences can be resolved by ingesting copious amounts of spirits.
More like an absent parent.
"Dr. Frankenstein is my father's name. Call me Frank."
A connoisseur
Taking a sci fi class right now and the prof made us watch that. Pretty good movie. Part where Frankenstein's Monster shags his wife is a little weird though
Think of it this way- Victor got to shag both Madeline Kahn and Terri Garr.
Lucky bastard.
Not in the 70s
If I created a monster, I'd like them to inherit my last name.
Yeah, there's a pretty decent argument that "Adam" would count as Victor's illegitimate son
Furthermore, as a creation of Victor Frankenstein, calling the monster "a Frankenstein" is no more inaccurate than calling Guernica "a Picasso," or a 1996 Camry "a Toyota."
If the monster was the doctor's son (or "son"), wouldn't they have the same surname?
They didn't have a great relationship. Maybe the monster would prefer to go by it's mother's maiden name.
Does Data Sung have the same surname as his "father"?
I know there's Frankenstein, but is there the opposite? Lyingstein? Desifulstein!