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Neither Frankenstein or his creation were human. They were both so far from what it meant to be human, but one chose to leave humanity and the other was rejected.

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Victor Frankenstein fainting as a fear response

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I love Frankenstein, because there is no world in which the story does not take place exactly as it had. Victor was always yearning for more, even in his happy childhood he wanted more than love, he dismissed humanity. And it was only when he went beyond god, when he created his own living creature, that he could finally take a step back and see what he had done. It took for Victor to be down in the depths of hell to notice the flame around him. And by that time, it is too late for any man to turn back. So Victor did the only thing he could possibly do, turn and run, close his eyes and pretend the heat of the fire was just the summer sun. Pretend he was still a man, still human. And that action, that attempt to proclaim humanity, is what sets the creature upon his path to ruin. The creature can never be anything but violent, because there is no world in which another man looks upon him and reacts with anything besides fear. The creature can never be human because as soon as Victor turned his back on him, so did the rest of the world. And those factors swirl into the combination that leads these two entities, two being, two things that could never be human, to their death. Their death. They died together because they had to. Because they lost their humanity to the other, they lost everything they did and could have to the other, they only lived in spite of the other.

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I propose that Victor was just a girl. Yes, he created an abomination. And yes, instead of doing anything worthwhile with his new creation, he decided to go to sleep and hope it would just disappear. And yes, this did lead to everyone he ever loved dying. But, consider, he’s just a girl.

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When did we collectively decide that frankenstein’s monster was green?? It makes no sense, he was never green and should never be displayed as green. He was just a little guy, no need to make him all gross and green.

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Does anyone genuinely believe that Victor Frankenstein loved Elizabeth? Like he was nice to her and protected her, but like? He barely even talked to her? And knowing that his creature was planning revenge on his wedding day, he still got married? Just don’t marry her? He barely even thinks of her? He talks to his best friend more often?? Bro is so not into her???

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Victor could’ve just made the creature a companion. Just don’t give the second one genitalia. Or make it a guy. The creature could’ve been gay. Make a lil gay boyfriend for the creature. Victor is clearly just homophobic. Just make the creature a little gay boy.

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Hypothetically, I believe the creature could’ve competed in and absolutely destroyed the Olympics. Frankenstein is set in an unknown date in the 1700s, but, knowing that it was published in 1818, I’m going to take the liberty of placing it in the later 1700s. The creature was first born then and, knowing that he was created to be better than any man, I assume he would’ve lived longer than any man as well. The first global Olympics was set in 1896 and the creature could’ve very well lived until then, especially if we work with the idea that Victor could’ve mended him as needed for a majority of his life (of course the initial requirement to be fulfilled is that Victor cares for his creature instead of abandoning it). Additionally, the 1896 Olympics included European countries like France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, where the book is generally placed. There are no explicit rules that I can find baring the entry of human made creatures, so I can only assume the creature would be allowed to enter on technicalities. Therefore, the creature would’ve been able to join the first Olympics and absolutely win, with his superhuman size, strength, speed, and mental abilities. However, this will always stay hypothetical because Victor would never care for his creature.

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Shoutout to Victor Frankenstein for being the first gay guy only

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I’m so sad, the creature was just a kid. He was just a little guy. Victor Frankenstein ruined this child’s future, he was a newborn. Kinda.

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I know everyone ever wants Orpheus to not turn around because it’s so easy to just keep walking. But the story’s a tragedy and there is no universe in which Orpheus doesn’t look back. The only way he wouldn’t look back is if he didn’t love Eurydice, but then he wouldn’t be Orpheus.

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Have we considered that Icarus should not be used as a warning? Like “he flew to close to the sun” to describe someone who already had success and just kept pushing further. Icarus was trapped on Crete for the entirety of his life and, when given freedom, he only wanted to experience the world. And he did. He died, yes, but he also got to live after having been chained for so long. Icarus isn’t a warning or a tragedy, it’s hopeful to me- Icarus finally got to see everything he had missed out on, Icarus went closer to the sun than anyone else and he saw the depths of the ocean that others missed.