My take is that Frankenstein is a surname, and, as Victor was the monster’s progenitor, they are both Frankenstein. If the context is clear enough for some pedant to “well, actually”, then it is clear enough to understand which Frankenstein is being discussed.
Maybe we should call the Creature “Frankenstein Jr.”
Now that’s a Frankenstein cast I can get behind.
Precisely. He considered the doctor to be his father. He likely would have called himself Frankenstein as well.
Personally I think it’s ok to call the monster (or that style of monster) ‘a Frankenstein’ on the basis that it was created by Dr. Frankenstein the same way you’d call a painting by Picasso ‘a Picasso’.
I mean, I’m good with “Handsome.”
Frankenstein’s monster doesn’t deserve any sympathy; he’s pure evil. I know this contradicts the opinions of the characters in the book. He does suffer mightily and unfairly despite all efforts at kindness.
The problem is that his solution is to create another to suffer as he has. He even instructs the Doctor to make her hideous like him so that she’ll have no choice but to be his companion. The doctor wonders if this will be enough to stop the “bride” from going rogue.
These are the only two times in the novel anyone considers that the “bride” might have motivation or pathos of her own.
He also refers to his potential bride as the “female” which, well ya know.
Interesting way to look at the story. It certainly is an odd choice for a book written by a woman. A daughter of a notable 19th century feminist no less.
In fairness it’s two men discussing a woman, in her era it makes sense that’s only to ensure she’s subservient to them.
Looks like dark romance isn’t a new phenomenon at all lol.
“Call me Daddy”
Then we would always have to differentiate The Creature from The Creature from The Black Lagoon.
We’ll be okay. We already have The Creature from the Haunted Sea and The She-Creature.
And IMDB tells me there’s a 1950s movie called Creature With the Atom Brain and I have got to see a movie with a title like that.
It must be one stupid creature if it has a brain that tiny.
Hmm, I’ll await your report. I was interpreting it as a creature with a brain made from atoms. In which case it could be a very heartwarming and wholesome tale that appeals to all of us creatures.
Flying Squid, “Look, it’s The Creature!”
Me, “Which one?!?”
It is on YouTube…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3YgbD1ckH4
Here’s the plot description:
Several years earlier gangster Frank Buchanan was deported to his native Italy through the efforts of law enforcement authorities and rival gangsters who inform on him. While in Europe he meets scientist Wilhelm Steigg, who has perfected a method of reanimating dead people and controlling their behavior with oral commands. Buchanan underwrites Steigg’s experiments and uses his technology to wreak revenge on his enemies. Unfortunately radioactive poisoning is a by-product of the process, and authorities use radiation detecting devices like Geiger counters to pinpoint the source of the sinister plot.
Also, Steigg is a Nazi.
And yet I’ve been burned before…
Is my brain not made from atoms?
