“Frankenstein” Graphic Novel

This adaptation of Frankenstein shows something that we do not often see in modern portrayals of Frankenstein. It shows the emotional side of the creature created by Frankenstein. It shows how the creature is intelligent, eloquent, and philosophical but it is greatly misunderstood. I find it interesting that one of the things that this portrayal and the original story points out is how the creature is misunderstood, yet we still look at Frankenstein as a monster in our modern interpretation. Was the Mary Shelley trying to tell her audience to not judge someone by their appearances when she wrote Frankenstein? Was she trying to make the point that even someone that looks like Frankenstein’s creating can be an intelligent and sensitive being? IF this is the point that she was trying to get across with Frankenstein I would sadly have to say that it has failed considering that kids dress up as Frankenstein the monster for Halloween and movie portray Frankenstein as a horrible monster. Maybe it is just a more interesting and intense story that way. The problem with that portrayal of the story is that there is no lesson from it. In the original story of Frankenstein and in this particular adaptation we see that judging someone by their appearance can be harmful to that person and to the people around them. In a way, Frankenstein’s creature is a product of the prejudice, judgment, and misunderstanding that he faces in his life. People all call him a monster and do not give him a chance to show his true colors and in the end, he actually becomes a monster. He was told that he was a monster so often that he believed it and he lived that out in his life. This graphic novel adaptation does a good job of briefly showing the changes that Frankenstein’s creation goes through as people continue to judge and fear him.