Anyone here read the book Frankenstein?? I

Well i read the book and i am confused on this assignment i got. We are supposed to write what we think are reasonsfor why the author left the creature nameless, and what that is suppose to symbolize. And we have to figure out if people confusing the monster and story by calling him Frankenstein has some sort of meaning based on the author leaving the creature nameless. Anyone have any clue? I read the book and all I can say is this is the most unclear essay topic ever. I believe my English teacher injected herself with some heroin before she assigned this. sigh. (

What grade are you?? S

[quotea8b98d7e24="VrExe"]What grade are you?? S[/quotea8b98d7e24]

11th, why does it matter. ( Worst English teacher EVER!!!!!!

Well, I read this for English class in HS as well (it's one of the few books I actually read). Frankenstein is the name of th doctor. I remember writing an essay....but it looks like your teacher wants an essay on what the monster symbolizes (I'm guessing he symbolizes the scorn/hatred/blah of society). This is why the author intended to keep the monster nameless....it creates further ambiguity, letting the reader conclude whatever he/she wants the monster to symbolize.

I'm also thinking the significance of the common mistake of giving the monster the name Frankenstein(that of the doctor) is because of the human qualities of fear/hate, etc. Therefore, Dr. Frankenstein, as well as society has all the qualities associated w/ the monster in some form.

lisighli I'm almost wrote your whole essay right there )

[quote86b85abdff="ajasax"]Well, I read this for English class in HS as well (it's one of the few books I actually read). Frankenstein is the name of th doctor. I remember writing an essay....but it looks like your teacher wants an essay on what the monster symbolizes (I'm guessing he symbolizes the scorn/hatred/blah of society). This is why the author intended to keep the monster nameless....it creates further ambiguity, letting the reader conclude whatever he/she wants the monster to symbolize.

I'm also thinking the significance of the common mistake of giving the monster the name Frankenstein(that of the doctor) is because of the human qualities of fear/hate, etc. Therefore, Dr. Frankenstein, as well as society has all the qualities associated w/ the monster in some form.

lisighli I'm almost wrote your whole essay right there )[/quote86b85abdff]


Hmmm interesting, what do you mean when you say misnaming the creature symbolizes fear and hate? I was thinking imperfections of humans? Thanks though, you got me started ) +Karma

The main point of the book is Science vs. Religion...

he created something which he tried to hide and later it came back to haunt him when the monstor escaped. frankestein tried to hide the creation i beleive i havent read this book in a while it was a good boook though.

[quotef4bfb89f9f="Wolfeman"]The main point of the book is Science vs. Religion...[/quotef4bfb89f9f]


Oh ok you just made me come up with a good idea)

Check out sparknotes.com if you haven't yet. Just make sure you don't plagiarize anything like some idiots I went to school with.

[quote9814f57043="Powerbook"]Hmmm interesting, what do you mean when you say misnaming the creature symbolizes fear and hate? I was thinking imperfections of humans?[/quote9814f57043]
Well, I might just be BSing it, but when people unknowingly give the name "Frankenstein" to the monster, it might show that [i9814f57043]Dr. Frankenstein[/i9814f57043] has the "bad" qualities of the monster. Sorry if that's still too ambiguous, but if your teacher makes you read "Heart of Darkness", it might become clearer. Good luck D

[quote2a7bba4d64="nicd.01"]Check out sparknotes.com if you haven't yet. Just make sure you don't plagiarize anything like some idiots I went to school with.[/quote2a7bba4d64]


yeah some idiot got a 2300/2400 on the SAT's here then he decided to plagarize his English paper. He was kicked out of NHS and is now going to UCONN instead of Yale where he would have went. (

hah sucks to be him. damn new SAT scoring means absolutely nothing to me haha (i was on teh 1600 scale ;))

but yeah great book, i read it in 9th grade for a book report, got 100% on it D id agree with wat the other people have been saying in the thread about your topic, go with that and expand )