The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 9 months ago"Um, actually..."lemmy.worldimagemessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1645arrow-down18
arrow-up1637arrow-down1image"Um, actually..."lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareprime_number_314159@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up96arrow-down1·9 months agoTechnically, Frankenstein’s Monster was the author, and Dr. Frankenstein himself was the real Mary Shelley we made along the way.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up40·9 months agoIt takes a deep appreciation of the story’s themes to recognize that the real monster is actually Mary Shelley
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·9 months agoShe created a mad scientist and then put a well-meaning flesh golem through the wringer just for entertainment. That sounds pretty evil to me.
minus-squaresundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoAll this time, I thought the real villain was Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Technically, Frankenstein’s Monster was the author, and Dr. Frankenstein himself was the real Mary Shelley we made along the way.
It takes a deep appreciation of the story’s themes to recognize that the real monster is actually Mary Shelley
Wow, I mean… Just, wow.
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.
Authors are all sadists
All this time, I thought the real villain was Percy Bysshe Shelley.