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Published: 2012-02-15 03:56:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 2878; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 19
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2/10/12Only... instead of fire, he brought us a damned, desolate, 7 foot tall horror(and subsequently imbued said creation with a thirst for vengeance).
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The problem is he made the monster too damn big, he should've started with a small monster
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NYYARGH. I'm so torn with this. Our English teacher just had us read Frankenstein for October (being close to Halloween and all), which you wouldn't be bad, right? Well, she had us do a huge honkin' project to go with it, and I started growing a bigger and bigger dislike for our dear Modern Prometheus here. I mean, I LIKE the book...but at the same time it aggravates me because I started to really hate the project early on. Fav-ing anyways, though. 
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I read a blog on someone who though it was disrespectful for Universal to portray the monster as a mindless lumbering brute.
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I sympathize to no end, Mr. Onion: Literary analysis tends to sap the unbridled joy out of reading anything. What's more, being instructed to answer a seemingly endless series of trite questions has the potential to turn anyone off(or severely hamper one's reading experience). I would encourage you to read the novel again, unfettered. You'll find a new appreciation for it, I reckon.
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Um....I'm a girl. ^^" But yeah, I plan to re-read it later. School really does suck all the fun out of good books, though, doesn't it?
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Sorry, "Miss" Onion. Anyway, analysis with humility is acceptable. Literary critics just get swept up in their own egos when they examine texts.
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I guess so. But I wouldn't go so far as to call my teacher a "literary critic," though. XD
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This is just SO awesome. Really well done. I can't stop looking at it. Also, funny (but true) description.
I also like that you remained true to the description of the characters in the novel and didn't try to make Victor cute or anything. The muscles on the creature's back are incredible. AUGH! So good. Awesome job on this.
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I'm taken aback by your praise, squonkhunter 
Actually, I pictured Victor to be more thin and effeminate. With a larger nose and such. But I wanted this painting to capture the romance of the novel(and the power that he held at his finger tips: the spark of life), so Victor ended up being strapping and chiseled 
Love that conan gif btw
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Yeah, good point about Victor. He was rather young when he brought the creature to life, was he not? I think he was still in college...
I don't know. I read it once and that was a while back, maybe...wow, four years ago. Definitely one I have to reread. I'm currently in the middle of both Dracula and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, so I'm totally 19th century rocking out.
One of the most amazing parts of this painting is Victor's right hand, like the right hand of God in power and symbolism. He's also looking toward it, so it draws the viewer's attention. I really love looking at this painting. The movement and dynamics are amazing.
Another amusing icon, but a little more serious:
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I believe he was reaching the end of his studies by the time he had resolved to create the abomination.
The original Bram Stoker novel??? AND the Robert Louise Stevenson horror classic??! I read a collection of his works(the Bottle Imp being the most satisfying read of them all apart from the centerpiece: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde).
That's more or less what I was endeavoring to achieve in this painting 
Orson's applauding my efforts. I could die.
I'll see your serious icon and raise you a whimsical one: [link]
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I gotta read more by Stevenson! He is my latest obsession. I couldn't help doodling in class yesterday: [link]
It is a new obsession. O_____o
Unfortunately, neither of my copies of Stevenson's works include "The Bottle Imp." I shall have to look it up separately at a later time.
Haha thanks, Paul.
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Have you read Treasure Island? The quintessential pirate adventure
I suggest you comb the classics section at Barnes and Noble(the library copy that contained a collection of his works was a B&N edition).
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No, but I gotta read it! Hehe I've bought a lot of Victorian literature from thrift shops and so I basically have a library in my room, but I need time to actually read them. I'm an English major, so when I'm reading, it's always required. We get to read some good stuff, though. Jekyll and Hyde was on my own as leisure reading, though. 'Tis a good idea. I always end up spending way too much money at book stores.
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well, the star and its creator are eternally grateful for the honor.
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Digging the Iron Giant icon(and thanks)
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Well, thanks! Just my favorite giant robot. (You're welcome!)
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voiced by Vin Diesel of all people XP I love Brad Birds films.
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Hah, me too. Still need to see MI4, though...
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I really wanted to touch the creation... not in a flirty way... but I find muscles fascinating... and the way his spine is visible... I wonder if it is partly outside the skin, or just under it. Apparently I'm not scared of eight foot men made out of various pieces of meat. (mostly human)
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Sinew is rather impressive and especially fun to draw.
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I don't believe I've been to the bistro. That last part rather confuses me. I think that to a person of that time, he would most likely be big ugly and scary. Even to some reached soul from our time he may be. Not to me, though. I find him amazing.
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Well, they're usually littered with meat and flesh
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I just see someone who wants to be loved.
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