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[-] prime_number_314159@lemmy.world 95 points 1 year ago

Technically, Frankenstein's Monster was the author, and Dr. Frankenstein himself was the real Mary Shelley we made along the way.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 40 points 1 year ago

It takes a deep appreciation of the story's themes to recognize that the real monster is actually Mary Shelley

[-] Potatisen@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Wow, I mean.... Just, wow.

[-] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

She created a mad scientist and then put a well-meaning flesh golem through the wringer just for entertainment. That sounds pretty evil to me.

[-] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Authors are all sadists

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 1 points 1 year ago

All this time, I thought the real villain was Percy Bysshe Shelley.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 51 points 1 year ago
[-] ikilledlaurapalmer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

The alt text is just…

[-] xantoxis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think there's actually a few Frankenstein-related ones.

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 22 points 1 year ago

I've never managed to convince anybody of this, but... while I think you can't really say that the monster's name was Frankenstein, you would be well justified in calling the monster "a Frankenstein," after its creator, in the same way you'd refer to a Garand (the rifle) after its creator (John Garand). As in, "Frankenstein is a novel about Dr. Frankenstein, who was the first person in fiction to create a freaky Frankenstein, whom he later rejected."

[-] Seraph@kbin.social 19 points 1 year ago

A monster writing a book about an author. Now I've seen everything!

[-] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Such a mindfuck too. I kept eagerly awaiting the title character's appearance, but it almost is written as if it's an autobiography of Mr. Frankenstein.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

it's an autobiography of Mr. Frankenstein.

And the evil doctor that created him

[-] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

It’s alive – Actually Doc, your pronoun usage needs work.

[-] Stoney_Logica1@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

This would irritate me to no end.

[-] Wirrvogel@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

Which proofs that the real monster is the person who did this!

[-] THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ah yes i remember him and his famous work mary shelly.

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Marry Shelly?! I've never met her!

[-] infreq@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

What about the book written by Virginia Wolf?

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 3 points 1 year ago

What's wrong with Virgina Woolf?

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

I read these comments in Mr Peanutbutter's voice.

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Medlife crisis also has a great YouTube channel

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