What Does ‘Frankenstein’ Miss From Mary Shelley’s Novel?
Shelley’sFrankensteinis a much more complicated text than what Whale’s film version might have you think.
The primary difference is the Monster, who is usually referred to as the Creature in the novel.
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Bad brains have given this story such a headache.
The book’s core conflicts deal with man playing God, grief, loss, and guilt.
For people who love the novel,it simply must be taken as its own, radically different interpretation.
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The movie and the promotional artwork surrounding it lent the monster his green appearance.
The design looks remarkable, even nearly a century later.
Frankensteinis available to stream on Peacock in the U.S.
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Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
