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[stealthwitch]

Hang on, Frankenstein is worried that if he makes a wife for his monster, they would create a race of monsters to wipe out human kind.

His creature can’t reproduce in the same way Frankenstein created him, or he would have made his own wife. But if they’re made from human body parts, assuming their reproductive systems are fully functional, they’d have human babies.

The babies would be human

[burningvelvet]

Happy 226th birthday to Mary Shelley!

“It is not singular that, as the daughter of two persons of distinguished literary celebrity, I should very early in life have thought of writing. As a child I scribbled; and my favourite pastime, during the hours given me for recreation, was to ‘write stories.’ Still I had a dearer pleasure than this, which was the formation of castles in the air — the indulging in waking dreams — the following up trains of thought, which had for their subject the formation of a succession of imaginary incidents. My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings. In the latter I was a close imitator — rather doing as others had done, than putting down the suggestions of my own mind. What I wrote was intended at least for one other eye — my childhood's companion and friend; but my dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed — my dearest pleasure when free.”

— from the 1831 preface of Frankenstein.

[disco-tea]

1818 version:

1831 version:

Okay you know what everyone is right the 1818 version is way better because the mast breaking is objectively funnier than the boat just springing a leak

[dietcokecryptid]

we're discussing frankenstein & the minute victor and clerval are mentioned i managed to brazenly say "they're in love" when the room went quiet :|

you can take the girl out of 2016 tumblr but you cant take the 2016 tumblr out of the girl

[artemisyates]

Happy New Year! On 1 January 1818 the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published! So here's some more artwork of my own design for Victor Frankenstein to mark the occasion :)

[spooky-something]

i remember watching the 1929(i think? definitely the beginning of sound films) frankenstein in my earth science class in 10th grade for halloween, we were directed to make an analysis and mine was about how frankenstein's monster was so obviously autistic. it was so many years ago but i feel like it might be a bit different if i read the book? idk. but as an autistic guy i remember being like "damn ive been there"

1931 with Borris Karloff; and, I'd definitely agree, which is kinda why I really dislike that adaptation. The book is definitely different from the movie, as in the novel, the creature is INCREDIBLY intelligent, teaching himself 3 languages and understanding very complex subjects. It's such a STARK contrast to the movie. The creature only kills people related to Victor for revenge, and it's very intentional. He's hated for his differences and appearances, and I'd say he's definitely still extremely autism coded in the novel, if not more so than the movie. I hate how they made the creature have a deliberately "abnormal brain" which is apparently the reason he's dangerous and deadly???? To me, it really read ableist in contrast to the novel's depiction of the character; also, removing the ability for him to speak felt frustrating too. To dumb down one of horror's most misunderstood characters is UGHHHH

But, in short; huge differences, but he's Neurodivergent coded regardless...

[tortoise-n33ds-purpose]

"Adam" Frankenstein Sketch (my art)

[the-perfect-amount-of-almonds]

It’s been like 4 months but whatever

[whimsical-gnome]

Scaramouche’s backstory is a direct parallel to the Monster from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

I haven’t seen anyone talk about it, so I’m gonna analyse it using the 1831 version of the book. Both of them experienced 3 betrayals (perceived or otherwise) so I’m gonna go through them one by one. If you haven’t seen The “Divine” Will this won’t make any sense so, watch it, also watch Wanderer: Ashes because I’ll be talking about it briefly at the end. Spoilers for Frankenstein, if you’re planning on reading it.

First, both of them were betrayed by their creator. Frankenstein, upon waking up and seeing the smiling face of his creation , abandoned him in his lodgings. The monster, who was not unlike an infant at the time, left and wandered alone in a world that would come to fear and loathe his very existence. In contrast, what Scaramouche saw as abandonment, Ei saw as setting him free. That doesn’t change that he believed that when he had wept in his sleep Ei saw him as weak and discarded him. It’s important to talk about Ei and Frankenstein’s characters in this instance because, Frankenstein did what he did in order to avoid responsibility for what he had created, while Ei allowed her creation to live free because she felt responsibility towards him. Ei was a god and Frankenstein wanted to be a god. The monster saw Frankenstein as his god and was deeply hurt that his god had abandoned him. Although the monster saw Frankenstein as his god, he didn’t see him as a father in a literal sense, as Scaramouche saw Ei as his mother, but God is the father to all mankind so it’s not that far off.

Next Scaramouche was betrayed by Kazuha’s ancestor who he addressed as family and a friend. “Consumed by fear, he saw me as an abomination”. Of course, this is all just Scaramouche’s perception, but this perception aligns with what the monster experienced in the book. During the winter, the monster took shelter in the shed of a family that was living in a log cabin in the woods. The monster, who didn’t yet know the concept of ownership and stealing, took some food from the family. After seeing the family upset that their food had gone missing, the monster felt guilty and so did what he could to help out, such as gathering wood for them and clearing snow from the cabin’s entrance. Also, the monster was spying on them through a hole in the wall, but the monster didn’t have any concept of privacy either.

As the monster continued to watch the family he learned more about them and came to think of them as his friends. However, the family didn’t know of the monster’s existence and the monster believed himself to be so ugly that any human they laid eyes upon him would scream in terror. Luckily for the monster, the father was blind, so he waited for the rest of the family to leave and when the father was alone he knocked on the door. The father welcomed him in and the monster introduced himself as a wanderer. After talking to the father for a while the monster could no longer contain himself; he threw himself to the floor at the feet of the father, confessed everything and begged for forgiveness. Then the rest of the family came home, one ran out of the house in terror, another fainted from fright and the other picked up a weapon and chased the monster out.

The monster, not yet completely jaded, decided to go back to the cabin only to see the family moving out. In a fit of fury the monster burned down the cabin, resolving himself to never again attempt to connect with humanity. This is where things get out of order because Scaramouche commits arson after the third betrayal. Scaramouche’s third betrayal was basically just a kid, who was his friend, dying, which is pretty different from what happens in the book. Not that important, monster sees little kid drowning in river, saves her, kid sees his face and screams in terror, kid’s father sees monster holding kid and shoots monster, monster runs away and his hatred of humanity is solidified. What is more important is that, Scaramouche burned down the kid’s house as his act of completely separating himself from humanity, just as the monster did. The difference is, Scaramouche saw himself as above mortals and strived to become a true god, while the monster believed himself to be lesser than humanity and so decided to drag Frankenstein down to his level. Wanderer: Ashes uses The Steadfast Tin Soldier as an Allegory for Scaramouche, so the whole thing is about fire and burning and he even says he wished that he had burned up in the fire. I bring this up because at the end of Frankenstein, the monster burns himself alive on a funeral pyre.

Also Dottore has similarities to Frankenstein, but this post is long enough already

TLDR: Scaramouche is Teyvat’s Frankenstein’s monster

[nota1eks]

someone needs to tell victor "freakystein" frankenstein that his actions have consequences

+ closeups of the faces bc im proud

[respected-coconut]

1818 version superior for the sole reason that this doesn’t happen

[disco-tea]

HOW DID THE 1831 VERSION MANAGE TO MAKE THE INCEST/RELATIONSHIP WORSE OMGGGG

“Everyone loved Elizabeth. The passionate and almost reverential attachment with which all regarded her became, while I shared it, my pride and my delight. On the evening previous to her being brought to my home, my mother had said playfully, “I have a pretty present for my Victor—tomorrow he shall have it.” And when, on the morrow, she presented Elizabeth to me as her promised gift, I, with childish seriousness, interpreted her words literally and looked upon Elizabeth as mine—mine to protect, love, and cherish. All praises bestowed on her I received as made to a possession of my own. We called each other familiarly by the name of cousin. No word, no expression could body forth the kind of relation in which she stood to me—my more than sister, since till death she was to be mine only.”

[burningvelvet]

the fact that mary shelley was supposed to be on the boat with percy when he drowned but at the last minute she didn’t go because she still didn’t feel well enough due to a miscarriage which almost killed her a month earlier except he saved her life… and that she later believed she was meant to live to raise their child (who was named after percy!!!)… the amount of dramatic details surrounding their lives blow my mind… how were they even real!!!!!!

[victorfrankensteinapologist]

"elizabeth is flat—" no she's not you're just ignoring all the details we get of her character!!!! shes a poet and an artist with a mind just as active and imaginative as victor's and she's opinionated and she stood up in front of a corrupt court and spoke out for her best friend even when everyone else already condemned her!! shes a little passive aggressive!!! Shes a foil to victor just like henry and shes not just The Dead Love Interest™!!! just because shes the "love interest" and dies doesn't mean thats ALL she is!!! JUSTICE FOR MY GIRL!!!!!!

[vickyvicarious]

Elizabeth had caught the scarlet fever; but her illness was not severe, and she quickly recovered. During her confinement, many arguments had been urged to persuade my mother to refrain from attending upon her. She had, at first, yielded to our entreaties; but when she heard that her favourite was recovering, she could no longer debar herself from her society, and entered her chamber long before the danger of infection was past. The consequences of this imprudence were fatal. 

1818

Elizabeth had caught the scarlet fever; her illness was severe, and she was in the greatest danger. During her confinement, many arguments had been urged to persuade my mother to refrain from attending upon her. She had, at first, yielded to our entreaties; but when she heard that the life of her favourite was menaced, she could no longer control her anxiety. She attended her sickbed—her watchful attentions triumphed over the malignity of the distemper—Elizabeth was saved, but the consequences of this imprudent were fatal to her preserver.

1831

I own a copy of 1831 edition, so I have been reading both in concert and comparing them as we go along. This is such an interesting detail to change. By making Elizabeth's illness life-threatening, Mrs. Frankenstein's foolishness is transformed into a virtue, and she's even given credit for saving Elizabeth's life. In contrast, in the original she just refused to listen when told it wasn't safe yet to keep her company.

I wonder if this is meant to make the expectation she establishes for the two to marry into a more noble idea as well. Perhaps her dying wish should hold more weight if she has all but sacrificed her own life to save Elizabeth's out of love... maybe it's meant to show how devoted to them she is and thus imply that she knows they will suit one another perfectly, thus they must be a good match?

Regardless, the editing removing the nuance of Victor's flawed family is such an interesting choice to me.

[revoltingcreation]

A headcanon that I have for my Henry design is that the bow he uses to tie his hair up is his mother’s. He doesn’t know much about his mom, but he knows she was a beautiful woman.