• metaStatic@kbin.earth
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    26 days ago

    Knowledge is understanding Frankenstein isn’t the monster

    Wisdom is understanding that Frankenstein is the monster

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      26 days ago

      And actually reading the book is understanding that Frankenstein wasn’t the monster

      His biggest crime was abandoning his creation. His creation’s biggest crime was the multiple murders

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        26 days ago

        I’m not going to justify the murders, especially the child, but the common people were beating him everywhere he went. This guy was a genius who just wanted a friend.

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      26 days ago

      Knowledge is having read the book and seeing both parties acknowledge that their relationship is familial, that Frankenstein is a surname, and thus recognizing that there is both the Doctor and Monster Frankenstein.

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        They’re both Frankenstein, and also they’re both monsters. Victor shouldn’t have made the monster, and he should’ve done more to stop it, but the monster was also an asshole. Being treated like a monster doesn’t make it okay to act like one.