Frankenstein, v.2

Nope, no really deep poem this time. Just a little book review.

I just finished reading Frankenstein. It was actually a surprisingly good read, though I know I won't get Brian to agree with me on that one. Anyway, I figure I'll outline the two main morals of the story, for those of you who didn't read it. And then I suggest you read it, you know, if you get bored or something.

Moral 1: This one had to do with the "monster." As a quick recap of the plot, Victor Frankenstein creates a creature from scraps of dead humans. Victor has this obsession with creating life ever since his mother died. However, once his creation lives, Victor cannot stand the creatures appearance. Dude, you made it out of dead people parts!

When the "monster" (from now on referred to as Jim Bob. Dude, who doesn't give a protagonist a real name? I mean, "monster" doesn't work too well. Duh!) realizes his creator does not love him, Jim Bob runs away. The rest of the story recounts Jim Bob's attempts at fitting into society. And all of these attempts fail. No matter how altruistic, loving, etc. Jim Bob is, society scorns him because, well, he's one ugly dude.

So Jim Bob turns to killing. Killing the things he loves, the things he wants recognition from, killing anything related to Victor. And thus the story of Jim Bob.

The moral? In my opinion, it has to do with how anyone, deprived of the love of / connection to society will turn to a life of depravity. We humans are social animals. And Jim Bob, in a way, was human. And thus he turned to violence to fill the emptiness in his heart left by society's hate.

So, dude, don't judge a book by it's cover. Even if he's one ugly mother, that doesn't mean you should scorn him and call him a monster! All hail Jim Bob!

Moral 2: This one has to do with our good buddy Victor. This dude is smart as shit. I mean, he created life with some old parts and some lightning (though I don't think the lightning was in the novel. Hollywood added that for pizzaz!) But after realizing the atrocity of what he'd done (you don't want to mess with Mother Nature, she's had a few billion years head start), Victor abandons the mon... Jim Bob. And then when Jim Bob gets pissed and kills almost everyone that Victor loves, Victor gets PISSED.

So, Victor vows to get Jim Bob back, or die trying. And thus he runs around the world, wasting his life tracking down this dude that can't be tracked down unless he wants to get tracked down. In the end, Victor dies in complete despair at the hands of his creation.

The moral from this part? Revenge ain't so sweet. Wasting time trying to get someone back is just that, a waste of time. Even if Victor had succeeded, Jim Bob's death would not have brought Victor's family back. Nothing can do that. Forgiveness is realizing that there cannot be a better past.

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Well, I enjoyed the book review. Plus, it gives me some stuff to chew on before I write my essay for AP.

Maybe I should do this with all the books I read? Write down what I learned from them! Crazy idea!

Peace!