By: Alexa Strong For this project, I chose to do a digital drawing representing both Jane Eyre from Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and the creature from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, 1818 version (photos of said drawing inserted towards the end of this post). Isolation and loneliness are common themes strung deeply throughout the two books, soContinue reading “Franken-Erye”
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The Death of Flame and the Birth of Ash: Life as Depicted in Frankenstein and Things Fall Apart
The cultural identity behind a life exists in many quiet and loud ways; a simple definition of life would focus merely on the physical presence of a thing, but such straightforwardness ignores the multiplicity of ways in which human identity—an identity that will often live beyond the body—can be created. By analyzing fire as aContinue reading “The Death of Flame and the Birth of Ash: Life as Depicted in Frankenstein and Things Fall Apart”
Adler’s Manifesto
To the inhabitants of Geneva, Scotland, and all places sullied by Victor Frankenstein, I write to you today in sorrow, as a guilty man. Consider this letter my confession for the murders of William Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, and Elizabeth Lavenza, as well as, by manner of my own trickery, Justine Moritz. It is true, IContinue reading “Adler’s Manifesto”
Playlist of Frankenstein
By Ryleigh Simmons https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/7dGQFIC3hv4hE542MVyIOU?utm_source=generator For my project, I created a playlist based on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein. The songs I included in the playlist connect to my interpretation of the themes, characters, and overall aesthetics of the book. I was inspired to complete this playlist by a previous student, who also made a Frankenstein playlistContinue reading “Playlist of Frankenstein”
Project 1
This ad is for people who are most likely to suffer from body dysmorphia. Women are more likely to experience it, or they are at least more likely to talk about it. Teenagers are also some of the most common victims of this disorder. That said, this disorder can affect people of all genders andContinue reading “Project 1”
Frankenstien’s Kryptonite
With every stitch, every time the needle pokes into one piece of rotting flesh and out the other, I grow ever closer to God himself. The hours spent combining each nerve, setting into place every bone, ever strand of muscle fiber, making sure the connection between sutures was as perfect as possible allowed for meContinue reading “Frankenstien’s Kryptonite”
Frankenstein Tarot Card Connections
Captain Walton The Fool (Upright) “To see the The Fool generally means a beginning of a new journey, one where you will be filled with optimism and freedom from the usual constraints in life. When we meet him, he approaches each day as an adventure, in an almost childish way. He believes that anything canContinue reading “Frankenstein Tarot Card Connections”
Female Suffering in The Bride (1985) and Frankenstein
CW: Sexual Assault Female Suffering in The Bride (1985) and Frankenstein In The Bride (1985), Dr. Baron Charles Frankenstein comes from a wealthy family. He is well educated, well dressed, and well spoken. From a young age, Frankenstein had been obsessed with science, specifically reanimating dead bodies. However creating life from death comes with consequences.Continue reading “Female Suffering in The Bride (1985) and Frankenstein”
The Downfall of Frankenstein
Obsession: When Frankenstein goes off to school a new found part of himself opens up and sends him on a trajectory to self-destruction. Frankenstein becomes obsessed with his work. He no longer notices the changes of the seasons. He becomes completely cut off from his family and neglects contacting them for months as he becomesContinue reading “The Downfall of Frankenstein”
Here After
I will be dead in the next moments to pass. I know not of the time spent between my departure of the boat to trudging through waist high snow; I only know that this blizzard was sent from hell, its purpose, to slay me. The death I spoke of while aboard the vessel will neverContinue reading “Here After”
Sprockets and Springes 