Ep 003: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Ep 003: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Ep 003: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

May 07 2024 | 00:28:47

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Episode 3 May 07, 2024 00:28:47

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 ​I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning, the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of a half extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.

It breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. Who doesn't get chills when reading an excerpt from Frankenstein, The Ultimate Masterpiece, where the line between creator and creation blurs, and the true horrors of the human soul are revealed?

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 ​ I collected the instruments of life around me, that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning, the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of a half extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open. It breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs. Who doesn't get chills when reading an excerpt from Frankenstein, The Ultimate Masterpiece, where the line between creator and creation blurs, and the true horrors of the human soul are revealed? And 200 years later, pop culture is still fascinated with this story, and maybe one of the most unique adaptations was just released in theaters late last year, poor things! It has Academy Award winner for Best Actor, Emma Stone, and she takes us on an incredible ride through the fantastical evolution of a young woman brought back to life by a brilliant and unorthodox scientist. Under his protection, she is safe, but hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, and she runs off with an unscrupulous suitor. On a whirlwind adventure across the continents, free from the prejudices of her time, she begins to understand her purpose and longs for

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