Frankenstein

For my second blog post I was given the task of writing about a book we read as a class  Frankenstein. Having never read the book or watched the movie I had many things to be surprised about. The first and most obvious is that Frankenstein is the doctor and not the creature that was created. The second and more important is that Doctor Frankenstein was not pleased with his creation. Up until reading the book I had pictured him having an evil laugh while his creation rose up off the table and then wreaking havoc on the world with the monster. As it turns out the doctor was repulsed by the monster he created, and even drives him to an illness. Another thing from the book that surprised me was the monster’s ability to adapt to the outside world. The end of Frankenstein is an interesting one and it plays off of my reaction from the first half of the book. What surprised me the most from this book was the developed humanity of the monster. Throughout the book the monster continually shows his attempts at humanity. From learning English to the need for a companion, the monster showed growth throughout the book. This was shocking to me because I had no real background knowledge about the book, so when I picture the monster Frankenstein created I think of a monster who just lives to destroy and kill. When he was first created, this is what happened, but those seemed to be the monster just not understanding how the world works, and also having some pent up anger at Doctor Frankenstein.