Frankenstein... Coming to a Close

Finally the book comes to a hault at page 166. Victor has been through joy as a child, dilemma as a grown man, and sorrow along with pain and revenge as an adult. In everything he does he has seemed to fail miserably. The beastly horrific monster has torn his life out of his own hands and then has no more purpose in his own life so he perishes along with Victor.

In the end, I find this novel as a terribly sad and miserable novel. It was amazingly composed and completed props to Mary Shelley. I think the ending could've been much more dramatic however. If you could've written the ending, what would it have been?

Theme of Responsibility

I think when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein she wanted to reveal and show the world that some things we do, we don't plan ahead on the next steps enough and we just drop the responsibility and move on with life, and sometimes this comes back to haunt us. In this novel she reveals clearly that Victor had absolutely no idea what he was doing, even though he had planned how to create life for a long time. He does not accept responsibility for the creature and therefore it comes back to bite him. Sometimes in life we have to accept responsibility for our actions. Sometimes this is hard... As it is in the novel. Have you ever been in this situation? How can you be able to take the responsibility for ALL of your actions even when you mess up?

Moral Dilemma

Victor Frankenstein looks one of the greatest moral decisions in his life after nearly completing the monster's mate. He is faced with two decisions:

1: Give the new monster life, not knowing what destruction, chaos, or terror they could bring to the whole world when they are combined; or if he creates the monster's partner if they will truly peacefully exist in the wilderness not disturb Frankenstein's family again.

2: Destroy the monster's partner, likely bringing chaos and destruction to those who love him... All in all removing any source of joy in his life.

From reading the novel, we see that he does not trust the monster, and picks option two, destroying his new creation. This decision determines the rest of Victor Frankenstein's life. If faced with this moral dilemma, how would you decide what to do and what would your decision be?

The Play

Surprisingly, I was impressed with how well the play follwed the book! Though I haven't finished the book and have not been able to compare all aspects, both were aligned almost exactly!

Believe it or not, I think the book has been more interesting than the play, because while reading the book I had no idea what would happen next, but in the play I knew what would happen so it made some parts semi-boring. Who liked the play better? Or who has liked the book Better? And why?

Frankenstein... Digging a Hole to Misery

Frankenstein begins as a character who, as a child, loves to play and have fun. Next, he finds science. Science grabs Victor's life by the horns and doesn't let go. He experiments with creating life and succeeds, causing a disaster to close in on him. It destroys his brother, Justine, and one by one begins to destroy his whole family. His obsession with science created an unending misery that will NEVER leave his head.

Sometimes in life we get caught up in many desires that we do not leave time for others. For example: Practicing sports or working out can take away from time with the family or friends. In Frankenstein, it took his whole life away from him. Could he have done this better so that he learned how to create life without going too far? Sometimes we get caught up in things... How do you know when to draw the line?

Keeping Secrets... Too Long?

We all know Frankenstein has created the beast in secret and was afraid to tell anyone about his discoveries of how to create life. Shortly after, the monster has been seen close to where the murder of William took place. A chapter or so later we are led to believe that the beast has almost positively killed William; and thus, this leads to the death of Justine.
Frankenstein feels that he is the one to blame because he created the monster. He should've told his family of his secret a long time ago and they might've helped him destroy the creature, but by this time it is too late. Sometimes we hold on to secrets too long, when the truth is what is always best.

Have you ever held on to a secret too long, and when you are ready to let the truth be known, it is already too late? What can you do in that painful situation? What do you think he should've done?

Is the Monster Almost TOO Unbelievable?

I believe some of the monster's assets are almost too unbelievable. First off, he is MASSIVE, which could really be true. Next, he has the instinct to find his way around, being able to survive and keep going. Lastly, the asset that i find almost impossible is that he could learn and pick up things much much quicker than humans... Learning about fires, shelter, work, reading, how to talk, and learning about people's emotions he quickly advanced his knowledge at a scary pace. It is hard to imagine that the beast really picked up on learning so quickly. How did he get a brain to learn at a more advanced pace?

Do you believe that if humans were created as fully grown beings, they would be able to learn at a much more advanced pace than they did as infants?