TRIVIA: What was the name that Dr Frankenstein gave his monster? (click see more to see the answer) [EDITED FOR MISINFORMATION] . . . . . . . Adam Though many today incorrectly refer to the monster as “Frankenstein,” that’s actually the name of the creator. The scientist is named Victor Frankenstein, and the creation itself has no name. Among the eponymous titles used by the creature, one is “The Adam of your labors.” Given the obvious God analogies, one popular theory as to why the creator is named Victor is as allusion to Milton’s Paradise Lost where God is the “victor.” The monster even reads Paradise Lost and emits empathy for the Devil. Milton’s classic is the most obvious influence on the work. “Frankenstein” isnt a random name either. The literal translation is “Stone of the Franks,” and there is a famous Castle Frankenstein which, according to Radu Florescu (a respected Romanian historian), Mary and Percy visited on their way to Switzerland. Chemist Konrad Dippel experimented with human bodies there (allegedly). Florescu concludes that it was Dippel and not a dream that truly inspired Mary, and she wasnt shy about hiding the reference.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 08:59:25 +0000
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