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can-of-w0rmz · 1 year

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I was looking through some A-Level English literature resources since I’m going into sixth form next year and determined to convince my teachers to let us read Frankenstein, and I just came across the take that Victor is sexist because he wants to “cut women out from the creation process” 💀 just say the man is gay and move on

#such a specific thing to Twitter-cancel him for #not the corpse stealing?#not the severe medical practice?#not the avoidance to the point of his and everyone he loves’ death?#I have never read the take that Victor Frankenstein is sexist because he doesn’t want to get a woman pregnant #but that could be taken in so many other directions it’s absurd #transfemme Frankenstein creating life despite not being able to give birth to biological children?#transmasc Frankenstein creating life despite not being able to have biological children with someone else?#gay Frankenstein creating life despite not being able to create life with another man?#the possibilities #the entire book is so queer I love it #gothic lit #classic literature #gothic literature #classic lit #frankenstein #frankenstein weekly #frankenstein or the modern prometheus

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