Final Thoughts on Frankenstein—
Frankenstein was
overall an entertaining novel. I really liked that the novel was written as a
flashback because it was interesting to see Frankenstein’s story being heard
through a sailor’s point of view. The sailor found an eight foot tall man
riding a sled being pulled by dogs and a few minutes later a smaller man was in
pursuit of the eight foot tall man. The sailors took the smaller man,
Frankenstein, and tried to save him from the cold snow. That is when the story
of the monster was told. It must have been odd for the sailors to hear such a tale.
Unfortunately, Frankenstein died after he told his tale and the monster arrives
on the ship to say good bye to his creator. The sailors took the monster to America in the
end for scientific study. The flashback format was really cool. One can
visualize it as being a sandwich—sailors, Frankenstein’s tale, sailors, and the
ending as a tooth pick to hold everything together. I believe this is the first
book I read that used this “sandwich” format. I liked how the novel was written
to keep readers with their eyes glue to the pages because the story plot was
very interesting in which a misunderstood creation finds rejection and resorts
to revenge on his creator. It is a experience that definitely needs to be read
to be believed. The novel was like watch a horror movie through a book with
gruesome detailed words describing the events in the novel especially the
deaths of the character and the descriptions of the monster. Overall, Frankenstein was an entertaining book
that I am sure won’t disappoint new readers.
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