▲ 712 ▼ Check your assumptions (europe.pub) submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 22 points 11 months ago (9 children) A doctor, didn’t you read the book? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children) 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) That's right. Doctor Frankenstein was his father and creator. It would be rude to refer to the good doctor without the honorific, so it stands to reason if someone mentions "Frankenstien," they are talking about the monster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago Good doctor? No, he was evil, he was the real monster. His creature is the victim permalink fedilink source parent [–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He never got a PhD. Neurotypical screeching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) 1 permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He wasn't a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago No, he wasn't. He dropped out. Didn't you read the book? permalink fedilink source parent [–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) IIRC, when he creates the being (who is obviously also called Frankenstein due to being Frankenstein's son), he is a university student in the Mary Shelley book. Definitely not a PhD or medicine practitioner. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* It's quite a stretch to say that stitching together some corpses and reanimating the result means the creature is obviously your son and given your surname. If that were the case it would have been specified in the book, and it is not. The creature didn't even like his creator, so why would he want to be named after him? You're correct about his title, though - he was not a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children) 1 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) That's right. Doctor Frankenstein was his father and creator. It would be rude to refer to the good doctor without the honorific, so it stands to reason if someone mentions "Frankenstien," they are talking about the monster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago Good doctor? No, he was evil, he was the real monster. His creature is the victim permalink fedilink source parent [–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He never got a PhD. Neurotypical screeching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) 1 permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He wasn't a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (4 children) That's right. Doctor Frankenstein was his father and creator. It would be rude to refer to the good doctor without the honorific, so it stands to reason if someone mentions "Frankenstien," they are talking about the monster. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago Good doctor? No, he was evil, he was the real monster. His creature is the victim permalink fedilink source parent [–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He never got a PhD. Neurotypical screeching. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) 1 permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He wasn't a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 11 months ago Good doctor? No, he was evil, he was the real monster. His creature is the victim permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He never got a PhD. Neurotypical screeching. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Velypso@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) 1 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago He wasn't a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stevedice@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago No, he wasn't. He dropped out. Didn't you read the book? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) IIRC, when he creates the being (who is obviously also called Frankenstein due to being Frankenstein's son), he is a university student in the Mary Shelley book. Definitely not a PhD or medicine practitioner. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* It's quite a stretch to say that stitching together some corpses and reanimating the result means the creature is obviously your son and given your surname. If that were the case it would have been specified in the book, and it is not. The creature didn't even like his creator, so why would he want to be named after him? You're correct about his title, though - he was not a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago* It's quite a stretch to say that stitching together some corpses and reanimating the result means the creature is obviously your son and given your surname. If that were the case it would have been specified in the book, and it is not. The creature didn't even like his creator, so why would he want to be named after him? You're correct about his title, though - he was not a doctor in the book. permalink fedilink source parent
