Most people "know" Frankenstein's creation. They know the massive frame and the glazed eyes. They know the abomination, walking with his arms extended in front of him, his verbal skills limited to long monotonous grunts, and his thirst for blood. The creature these people "know" as Frankenstein's creation is an aberration of the true being. He is an agglomeration of the best monster descriptions available conveniently using the novel Frankenstein as a story. The novel …
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…mbed down" to suit the public. The real message about the immortality of death was lost because of this mutation of the work. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing, as our poor protagonist/antagonist must have learned. In conclusion, a great piece of provocative literature was transformed into a mere horror flick. If we stop to think about this, we must realize that this is a very sad, unfortunate state of affairs.