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Who is the REAL Frankenstein? | Frankenstein (Signet Classics) | Mary Shelley

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	• Frankenstein (Signet Classics) Mary Shelley Signet Classics, 2000 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 318 reviews view larger image
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The Original Version of the Classic

The original version of Frankenstein (or, The Modern Prometheus) was published anonymously in 1818. However, the version of Frankenstein that most people have read is the 1831 edition, which has significant changes from the original 1818 text. This book gives the readers a chance to experience the original text, which is less refined and a bit darker then the revised text. It also provides a wonderful introduction and notes discussing Mary Shelley's life, the context in which this story was written, and the differences between the original text and the 1831 edition. These notes and introduction are by Marilyn Butler, who was a Professor of English Literature at Cambridge.

The story is well known, although certainly the book is nothing like most of the movies that use its name. While clearly one can find many issues from Mary Shelley's life and times that are addressed in this book, what makes it stand the test of time is how it can be made to relate to modern day issues as well. One theme, science creates a "monster" which it cannot control and which ultimately destroys the lives of those that created it, can be found today in areas such as genetics, nuclear physics, etc., and will undoubtedly be with us in the future as well. Other themes from the story carry forward from 1818 to today as well, which undoubtedly why this story is a classic and will always endure.

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GREAT BOOK

One on a list of many that I always wanted to read... Recently finding the time, i picked it up from the library and read it. It was a great read, its written in old/middle english, but not bad enough that you cant tell whats going on. Its a great story, it really is. Forget what you think you know about the story of Frankenstien, read the book !!!

Who is the REAL Frankenstein?

Frankenstein is a classic that every child had heard of, but who is the Frankenstein we imagine when we hear that name? A scary, green, ugly monster that holds his hands up like in the maraca? Or is it a lonely and curious scientist that releases an alien creature into a society that kills and destroys? Mary Shelley named the ladder Frankenstein and she did so correctly.

Who are the Frankenstein's in our society today, who are the enemies, who are the destroyers? The scary creatures of man or the quiet, good looking men who smile and fade away? This book is amazing because of the issues it presents by answering this question. This classic doesn't only use the language of the old British that sweep your tongue and give you the feeling of intellectual bliss, but it also poses a question that continues to be asked throughout the centuries. Who are the REAL Frankensteins?

Mary Shelley knew her answer and gave evil a beautiful name that most have used and see each day. Evil is disguised in the finest clothing and the richest words, evil is not in the ugly, the uneducated, the unknown, it is in the men and women who question how to create. Curiosity of God's work, God's hands, God's power. At the end of this book you know where evil resides and who Frankenstein really is. This book will give you a different image every time you heear the word Frankenstein and question, who is the real Frankenstein?

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A must read

Mary Shelley was ahead of her time in writing what some consider to be the first ever science fiction novel. What I found most intriguing about this book was that the main story was not defined to me until one moment at the very end. In fact, I am still unable to decide for myself whether it is what it is. A definite must read for anyone who is at all interested in fantastic fiction.

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