quick original Dr. Frankenstein question

[innocentboy]

what happened in the origional Dr. Frankenstein?

did the monster kill his creator, or did Dr. Frankenstein lead the mob to destroy his creation?

sorry, never read the origional story. all i's know is cartoon Frankenstein's with the stitch on his forever, big square feet and shit

[TheGibson]

Can't remember. The Dr. hunts the monster down in the Arctic if I remember. They die together maybe?

[Sheldo]

Can't remember. The Dr. hunts the monster down in the Arctic if I remember. They die together maybe?

Close. After Victor follows the Monster into the arctic, he gets stranded on a broken piece of iceburg. He is rescued by a ship and tells the tale to Captian Wallace, one of the narrators of the story. Victor then dies on the ship, where the Monster finds him dead and then jumps out into the icy water, and is never seen again.

[innocentboy]

what? are you serious or joking?

who's Victor?
they go to the arctic?!?!?!?
Christopher Wallace!!?!?!??!??!??!

no spark plugs stuck in his neck?

[Hawkdevil]

with the stitch on his forever

This is the coolest typo ever....

Sorry, I have nothing intelligent to say here.... :|

[innocentboy]

fuck a typo
fast typing on the internet is better than perfect grammar on teh interweb
a billion net generationer's can't be wrong!

[Hawkdevil]

fuck a typo
fast typing on the internet is better than perfect grammar on teh interweb
a billion net generationer's can't be wrong!

I said I liked it :-(

Seriously, that's my favorite typo of all time...I'm really glad it happened. :grin:

[LordKinbote]

what? are you serious or joking?

who's Victor?
they go to the arctic?!?!?!?
Christopher Wallace!!?!?!??!??!??!

no spark plugs stuck in his neck?

Victor Frankenstein? AKA Dr. Frankenstein.

And he's serious, but he said "Captain", not "Christopher".

[FredC]

Yeah. The Frankenstien of Shelley's book is like no Frakenstien i've seen in the movies.

[innocentboy]

I said I liked it :-(

Seriously, that's my favorite typo of all time...I'm really glad it happened. :grin:
you like my typo, then i like you!

and yeah, the Christopher Wallace was done on purpose ... a no-prize if you get it :D

[TheGibson]

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/84

[innocentboy]

^^thanks for the link, but i don't know, not really thaaaat important that i gotta download and read it or nothing.

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

No spoilers, dammit.

[innocentboy]

^^lol
if you're still waiting for the trade, then uh, sorry, you should've got the monthlies when they first came out.

but yeah, some questions:

so what was the Dr.'s feelings before he died?

was he mad for creating a so-called monster that killed his people?

was he just like, "enh. can't bake a cake without breaking a few eggs, next time i'll make a better monster."?

did the Frankestein monster understand why he was being hunted?

was the captain like, "damn, this has been a fucked up day"?

[BWC Boston]

I love that book. I've read it a bunch.

But yeah, Frankenstein chases the Monster to the Arctic. Frankenstein dies there, and the Monster implies that he's going to go kill himself; his hatred for his creator was all that kept him alive.

Here's a cover I made for the book a ways back:

http://myspace-730.vo.llnwd.net/00727/03/72/727692730_l.jpg

[innocentboy]

was there illustrations in the original book?

[BWC Boston]

^^lol
if you're still waiting for the trade, then uh, sorry, you should've got the monthlies when they first came out.

but yeah, some questions:

so what was the Dr.'s feelings before he died?

was he mad for creating a so-called monster that killed his people?

was he just like, "enh. can't bake a cake without breaking a few eggs, next time i'll make a better monster."?
The Monster, to torment Frankenstein, killed off his family and his fiancée (which were one and the same, since he married his cousin), so Frankenstein had no intention of ever creating another. He was near insane with guilt.

Actually, the Monster promised to stop killing Victor's loved ones if he would make a female Monster to give him some companionship. Frankenstein wouldn't do it.


did the Frankestein monster understand why he was being hunted? Absolutely, it was intentional. The Monster in the book is very intelligent and even eloquent, not the "grr! grhar! Fire BAD!" guy that the movies always show.


was the captain like, "damn, this has been a fucked up day"?
Pretty much. Although, he was another rich guy following his own odd dream, and identified with Victor so much that the experience probably changed his life.

[innocentboy]

so did Mary Shelley state an opinion with the story?
or was she just saying, "that's what it is. you decide for yourself."?

[BWC Boston]

so did Mary Shelley state an opinion with the story?
or was she just saying, "that's what it is. you decide for yourself."?
...what?

[innocentboy]

*shrugs*

[Jef UK]

*shrugs*

Perhaps you should just read the book. It's short, even.

[innocentboy]

enh, there are other things i'd rather read

[Bradford]

If you're so uninterested in the material, don't ******* ask for other people to recap it for you to write about.

[innocentboy]

i don't see why not.
wouldn't be thaaaat much different from making a thread asking about how the clone saga ended or something.

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

Why won't you read it?

[innocentboy]

Why won't you read it?
there are other things i'd rather read
but still got curiosities about the original Dr. Frankenstein

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

there are other things i'd rather read
but still got curiosities about the original Dr. Frankenstein

Shouldn't being curious be enough reason for you to read it? That's how I choose to read books.

Also, what would you rather read?

[The Roman Candle]

there are other things i'd rather read
but still got curiosities about the original Dr. Frankenstein

I think if you gave it a chance, you'd feel differently.

Seriously, the book is... um... dope.

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

I think if you gave it a chance, you'd feel differently.

Seriously, the book is... um... dope.

Do you like reading it with a bong or through a pipe?

[innocentboy]

maybe

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

not necessarily.

5 i'd rather read a book on Javascript or something.

10 so since i'm curious about Frankenstein, i can ask about it

15 else you're curious about Javascript, you can ask about it

20 else if you're curious about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you can ask about it

25 else if you're curious about non-repro blue, you can ask about it

30 else if goto 10

Alll right.

From what I hear, you're missing out.

[The Roman Candle]

maybe

Seriously, man. Dope!

[greg donovan]

so did Mary Shelley state an opinion with the story?
or was she just saying, "that's what it is. you decide for yourself."?

shelley and her husband and a couple of thier literary friends would get together to tell ghost stories to one another.

this story was inspired by a dream she had and then later retold to the group and then later turned into her novel.

[greg donovan]

read this entry on wikipedea:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley

the story of how the novel was created is just as interesting as the novel itself.

[Doug]

so did Mary Shelley state an opinion with the story?
or was she just saying, "that's what it is. you decide for yourself."?

The subtitle for the book the : THE MODERN PROMETHIUS

Shelley was pretty much saying that man shouldn't try to be god.

[Dr. Omega]

If you're so uninterested in the material, don't ******* ask for other people to recap it for you to write about.

Did you manually censor your own post? There are no swear filters here..

Dr. Ω

[innocentboy]

cool cool
thanks for the info, appreciating it.

and yeah, that self-censoring is kinda wierd

[greg donovan]

cool cool
thanks for the info, appreciating it.

and yeah, that self-censoring is kinda wierd

i still think you should take the time to read the book. it is really good and a quick read.

[innocentboy]

maybe ... it doesn't really ... i mean, a lot of "the classics" don't really seem to shout at me

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

maybe ... it doesn't really ... i mean, a lot of "the classics" don't really seem to shout at me

Why not? They're the best of the best.

[innocentboy]

Why not? They're the best of the best.
they say the same thing about Shakesphere, but you know ...
and Bible is the world's best seller still ....

[greg donovan]

maybe ... it doesn't really ... i mean, a lot of "the classics" don't really seem to shout at me

i loved this book.

i have read it a couple times. it is so much better than any of the film adaptations. the one w/deniro and branagh is the closest to the book.

that being said my favorite film adaptation of the frankenstein story is Young Frankenstein.

[Kenneth I. Wolfe]

they say the same thing about Shakesphere, but you know ...
and Bible is the world's best seller still ....

But he and it are popular for different reasons.

I think you should have a more open mind. Most classics are really, very, extremely good. Those are all I read nowadays.

What are you reading anyway?