Frankenstein

I just saw a question on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and I remember reading this novel! Then a question came to my mind and I thought I would ask you guys. If you've read the novel, you find all the ways that this book has a message for the modern reader? I thought cloning, but I was not sure.

I must say that I have never read the book. I saw the movie, of course. My current understanding of this story is how we have seen different types of disabilities such as autism, dwarfism / gigantism, manic depression, etc. ignorance has taught us that these people were monsters that do not fit our vision of society that led to their being banned or institutionalized. Frankenstein's monster represented the unknown and ignorance, not only in the medical world ... but society.Today daily of "Frankenstein" in exploring the unknown to find out about autism, manic-depressive illness and physical disabilities, so that they can assimilate into society and vice versa.

Thank you for asking a question that draws the human mind. I believe that this concept is the monster more human and less of a scientific anomaly. Report Abuse

Yes, it is a message about not taking things at face value. The monster looked monstrous, but was actually kind and intelligent.

I think that cloning of human beings, in particular, is an excellent idea for a modern version. In Frankenstein, you have the appearance of man trying to play God and you see the disastrous results of the following: other people suffer, but the creature and leaves.

Addition: the genre is gothic. In fact, it's a classic Gothic fiction who understands the horror and romance (not the common definition of romance is love, but the romantic movement which warns us about the bulk of the revolution industrial and man for God and a rebellion against the powers that be in society and politics, etc..)