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Frankenstein (1987)

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I took a Cult Classics class in college where we read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. If you've never read it, I highly recommend taking the time to - it's a fantastic exploration into the power and inevitable danger of the pursuit of knowledge and becoming a slave to your own inventions/pursuit. This was an essay I wrote for that class on the master/slave dynamic between Victor and his creation that I picked up on whilst reading and found particularly interesting. And by popular demand, I decided it was time to finally start narrating these videos myself instead of using an automated voice. I hope you enjoy this essay as much as I did writing it. What are your thoughts?

PSA: Please use the terms "Frankenstein" and "Frankenstein's creation/monster" responsibly.

Note: The OED has since updated some definitions since the writing of this essay that I did not realize til after recording.

Like video essays? I have more on my channel: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXeoSZ9wUeaQyKEqWBiAk14V2HjFYOSDx&si=UaptsdEJzdmjJ97G

Works Cited
1. Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. London: Penguin Books Ltd, 1818. Print.
2. “slave” Def. 1a. Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press.Web.
3. “slave” Def. 2b. Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press. Web.
4. “slavery” Def. 3b. Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press. Web
(https://www.oed.com/dictionary/slave_n?tl=true)

For the purposes of this video essay, I used footage from Kenneth Branagh's 1994 adaptation of the novel and the original 1931 version by James Whale which can be found below if you're interested in watching the full features.

Frankenstein (1931): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3
Frankenstein (1994): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109836/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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