It's ALIVE!!!!......... well kind of

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, even we at Two Thumbs Way Up cannot doubt that this novel is without question a classic piece of literature. We know this and we haven't even finished it yet. That brings the focus to what makes this story a classic. Just because some random hippy with an internet blog uses the word classic in his homemade book review does not make a story a "classic". For the record a slew of positive critic ratings  also does not necessarily convey what we will call classic status(though it does help). A classic (as defined by the literately brilliant at Two Thumbs Way Up) is a story that truly stands the test of time for reasons other than the pure difficulty of reading it(I will never understand A Tale of Two Cities). Frankenstein exhibits this perfectly (its a blog arguing with me will get you nowhere). This story was first published in 1818 and it is still commonly taught in both high school and collegiate classrooms across the world in the modern day. Also the themes and motifs originally presented in this story are still used both in modern media and literature. The idea of Frankenstein's monster is used and reused almost to the point of over saturation (Disney has used it on multiple occasions). One of the key themes in Frankenstein is science, more specifically what happens when humans take science too far and where is the line separating moral experiments from immoral ones. We would all literally be flabbergasted(surprised) if you had not seen some sort of TV show, book or movies that have a plot related to this topic. This is why Frankenstein is truly a classic story AND many of its messages are well known and well used today. Few adults, and many kids, have not at least heard of Frankenstein in some capacity. This above all else is what makes this story a true literary classic, and this is why Frankenstein will be alive and kicking for many generations to come....... well kind of.

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Trevor Mashburn

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