• metaStatic@kbin.earth
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    2 months ago

    Knowledge is understanding that Frankenstein isn’t the monster.

    Wisdom is understanding that Frankenstein is the monster.

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    The “monster” is just the victim in this scene. Dr. Frankenstein was the real monster when he created it.

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      Part of Frankenstein’s rejection of his creation is the fact that he does not give him a name. Instead, Frankenstein’s creation is referred to by words such as “wretch”, “monster”, “creature”, “demon”, “devil”, “fiend”, and “it”. When Frankenstein converses with the creature, he addresses him as “vile insect”, “abhorred monster”, “fiend”, “wretched devil”, and “abhorred devil”.