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[–] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 114 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] guy@lemmy.world 78 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It's a silly nitpick anyway. The monster, Adam, calls the doctor, Victor Frankenstein, his father. Surnames are inherited, thus they are both Frankensteins.

[–] HandwovenConsensus@lemm.ee 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Also, it's not uncommon to call a creation after it's creator ("that painting is a Van Gogh"), so calling him "a Frankenstein" works too.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Kind of a cop-out, since Dr. Frankenstein is referred to as such in the book and the creature never is.

[–] TeraFloppy@lemmings.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Of course, Adam isn't a Doctor.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

He has an honorary doctorate in monsterology from Wharton

[–] Glytch@ttrpg.network 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Mary Shelley said herself that there are two monsters in the book and both are named Frankenstein.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, Ernest and William, the younger brothers of Victor. Of course, it all makes sense now!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's pronounced Ernst

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The monster's name is literally Adam Frankenstein

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of your Winnie the Pooh is named Edward Bear.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No it isn't. He compares himself to Adam once ("I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed") but he never calls himself that. And frankly, considering how much Frankenstein and the monster hated each other I don't think either of them would want to share a name.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Adam Frankenstein

[–] GitProphet@lemmy.sdfeu.org 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Edge004@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 22 points 2 years ago

This is my canonical version

[–] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Finally, some fucking closure

[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago
[–] NathanUp@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

SpoilerThe real monster is the person who wrote in that book with a pen.

Disgusting... Absolutely disgusting...

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We could just call him Adam?

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think his name is Maurice, actually.

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Cause he speaks of the pompatus of love?

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 years ago

Let's just go with Space Cowboy, then.

[–] notenoughbutter@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

damn! the handwriting is so perfect

[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Slavoj Žižek's Freudian-Hegelian interpretation of Mary Shelley's story is worth investigating especially in relation to Shelley's family, the French Revolution, and transgressive sexual politics.