Only 2 weeks late to make it for the end of Frightober comes Frankenstein Episode 4. The books wraps up the tragic story of a man and his creation. The actions of the man doom them both to a live and death of loneliness, despair, and ultimately no hope. The book handles this end with aplomb and apt metaphors all around.
The creature, though, shows his humanity over his creator one last time before the book ultimately ends with an ambigious fate for the man. Does he die? Will he be doomed to live this wretched life? Can he ever find happiness and a sense of purpose? I think we can all relate to that last one and the others on some level or another.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Frankenstein Episode 4. I can’t wait to hear what you think. Note: I used this page for my discussion questions when taking notes.
The penultimate (I never used that word in the podcast!) Frankenstein Episode 3 only a few days before Halloween. This one took longer than expected, but I wrote 3 and 4 close together, so I will be able to get the last episode out on Halloween and beat my Frightober deadline.
This part of the book is the absolute meat of the story. So much to talk about and so much that connects to modern day. That’s not necessarily a good thing, but it’s good to talk about things, right? Ultimately, I leave it where I usually do. Humans suck, but I have faith that we can suck much less than we do.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Frankenstein Episode 3. I can’t wait to hear what you think. Note: I used this page for my discussion questions when taking notes.
I’m a bit sick, so I didn’t know if I would get to Frankenstein Episode 2. But, I persevered and here it is! This secton of the book blew me away with a huge surprise that I never expected. As a consequence, is Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein the most faithful adaptation? I don’t know but it’s up there.
I connect Victor’s asshattery to the “male lonliness epidemic” of today. There are also some thoughts about MAGA, the US Justice System, and society in general. I don’t understand how people can’t recognize this for the absolute classic that it is. I think the positive side is overwhelming, but it should be unanimous. Mary Shelley wrote and entertaining story that makes you think. If you haven’t read it, you must.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Frankenstein Episode 2. I can’t wait to hear what you think. Note: I used this page for my discussion questions when taking notes.
Without releasing the final episode of The Dragon Republic, I moved on to Frankenstein Episode 1. What can I say? Frightober waits for nobody! Not even me. These episodes look like they might be a bit shorter than recent ones. Instead of giving a recap, I assume that you’ve at least seen one of the many on screen interpretations of the story.
As a result, I only give my thoughts on the letters that make up the prologue up to Chapter 5 in the book. Having dealt with the slow roll of modern stories, it surprises me some that we get the creature so early in the book. But, that gives me a chance to discuss the good doctor’s guilt in the eventual monster’s heel turn, so to speak.
Give it a listen and let me know what you think. What did I do right? What can be improved? I want to make this work and take constructive criticism well. With no additional delay, download and listen to Frankenstein Episode 1. I can’t wait to hear what you think. Note: I used this page for my discussion questions when taking notes.
