peak sibling behavior
in all of the frankenstein analysis ive read here, be it you interpret the creature as ugly or only uncanny valley or just a baby with scary eyes, ive not once seen someone mention this line, just after the creature’s awakening:
like?? this should be pivotal, shouldn’t it? that victor acknowledged that the creature was ugly before he brought him to life?
oh yes their dynamic is so absolutely fucked and weird and sad. i think if victor hadnt died when he did, they would have just ended up making eachother worse and miserable
if victor ever requited walton’s love for him (be it platonic or romantic) i think walton would fall LESS in love. i think walton just loves romanticizing the unobtainable, he chases the unknown, and that’s why he hangs all his hopes on things he feasibly cannot reach - first becoming a famous poet, then sailing to the arctic to find the northern passage, and then victor, who is dying and too hung up on his past to love again
also, if victor HAD lived long enough to recover and be well again, i think walton would have lost interest in victor. victor and walton’s relationship was built and founded primarily on their dynamic as sick and caretaker, and without it i’m not sure walton would know what to do with himself, or he would become overbearing to compensate
at this point, victor would have already exhausted his whole story as well, so there’s no air of mystery around him anymore - nothing for walton to glorify or romanticize
Also it's very uncomfortable to see how much Walton romanticizes Victor's depression. "Noble and godlike in ruin" dude he's just educated in the same way as you and hyperfixating on revenge, please stop
frankenstein art? in a year of our lord 2025? on my blog?? more likely than you think
1. robert walton and his sister margaret
2. captain walton himself
3. louis manoir (a guy that was mentioned in the book once (1) and yet we love him)
4. clerval and walton smooching victor
5. morenza. need i say more
6.-7. victor again
decided to draw some of art requests from a frankensteinery server (exact request wording and server link under the cut 🙏)
@frankendykez @robertwaltons
(keep in mind that the server is 15+!)
idol achilles + beanie baby king achilles = constantly getting gifted beanie babies and not knowing what to do about it achilles.
i also finally have a reason to play around with these tweet generators. im having the time of my life. evidence attached below.
of COURSE you’re textually alive yet narratively dead. and a trans allegory.
Hey. Don't cry. Weird teenage girl somewhere out there reading Frankenstein for the first time. Ok?
I hate it when Frankenstein adaptations make Henry a hater… like bro he is NOT. A hater. “Dearest Frankenstein,”???? Nursing Victor back to health??? Uh yeah that’s totally hater behavior