tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210281995872643029.post3038104046058192303..comments2016-10-03T19:05:39.870-04:00Comments on Fleas of a 1000 Camels: The Problem of Ernest FrankensteinSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09152780547993621416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210281995872643029.post-79368011547760836722016-10-03T19:05:39.870-04:002016-10-03T19:05:39.870-04:00Yes turtles do have shells.Yes turtles do have shells.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210281995872643029.post-17656565992476560992016-01-30T17:51:18.628-05:002016-01-30T17:51:18.628-05:00i have to disagree here. even a very revengeful ma...i have to disagree here. even a very revengeful man would think about his younger brother, at the very least as a companion for his hunt for revenge. also Victor is not fully self-absorbed. he confesses to have been too excited about his scientific discovery when creating the monster but then starts thinking about the consequences of his actions and therefor refuses to create a female one (for the safety of mankind so they dont prosper). he is also in constant fear for his relatives and beloved ones, suffers numerous nervous breakdowns and not to forget: his youth is portrayed as that of an enthusiastic young men, keen to help the world through science.<br /><br />furthermore: even altruistic people can feel hate and a strong desire for revenge, especially when he is actually predominantly avenging his relatives and beloved ones. the mocking of the monster in its messages it leaves behind is just the tip of the iceberg that makes Victor made. Victor definatly is not a second Ahab.Der Staathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360778929418276200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210281995872643029.post-73710461966004206232015-11-24T08:19:12.734-05:002015-11-24T08:19:12.734-05:00No one needs to write Ernest's story. Remember...No one needs to write Ernest's story. Remember, the book is told as a first person narrative of Victor talking to Robert Walton. It is not Shelly, then, who forgot about Ernest, but Victor. And this interpretation makes total sense in terms of the narrative. Victor is shown throughout the book to be self-absorbed - He never stops to consider the consequences of his actions, he always considers his suffering before others (often belittling Elizabeth's suffering, in fact), and he puts others in direct danger because he cannot see beyond himself. In addition, at the point the we would expect to hear more about Ernest, Victor is at his darkest. He tells us that the only thing keeping him alive is his hatred and desire for vengeance. This is a man obsessed - the same man who forgot about his entire family and did not even write them a letter for over two years while he was first creating the monster.<br /><br />It should then be no surprise that Ernest is forgotten. If Victor had thought on his brother, it actually would have been out of character.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882900399909980707noreply@blogger.com