Achievement and Moral Cowardice: Who Is the "Real Monster" in Frankenstein?
by John Devlin
With Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein adaptation recently hitting movie theaters and streaming services, it’s worth revisiting Mary Shelley’s classic gothic novel (originally published in 1818 as Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus) and a persistent misunderstanding of the story’s meaning.[1]
The idea that “man is the real monster” has long been a p…
