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Title: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Rhiannon on March 07, 2018, 10:04:06 PM
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/media/2018/03/sun-accuses-snowflakes-misunderstanding-frankenstein-while-misunderstanding
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Steve H on March 07, 2018, 10:17:21 PM
 ;D
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: ad_orientem on March 08, 2018, 07:51:00 AM
Funny how language changes because I always thought a snowflake was a wimp rather than anything to do with political views.
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Steve H on March 08, 2018, 01:46:02 PM
Funny how language changes because I always thought a snowflake was a wimp rather than anything to do with political views.
whereas I always thought it was a small blob of frozen rain.
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: wigginhall on March 08, 2018, 01:54:38 PM
The article reads like a parody, but I suppose it was genuine.  Interesting that online, a lot of the comments are scathing about the lack of comprehension of the book.   My memory is that Karloff's version in the film, played it for sympathy, and that was in the 30s, I think.   

The other weird thing is that the headline suggests that a professor thinks that the monster would be protected by human rights act, but if you read down, it's the opposite!   Is this a wind-up?
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Rhiannon on March 08, 2018, 03:28:46 PM
Yes, the Karloff film is incredibly sad.
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 08, 2018, 03:32:02 PM
I wonder is the Sun of the day has a review being disgusted at the portrayal of the monster in the Karloff version and giving out a free torch and pitchfork for angry monster hunting.
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Rhiannon on March 08, 2018, 03:35:28 PM
Name and shame the monsters!
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Nearly Sane on March 08, 2018, 03:39:27 PM
Frankenstein! Dracula! Mr Hyde! These monsters live amongst us, unemployed bloodsucking deviants!
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: Harrowby Hall on March 08, 2018, 07:35:41 PM
Frankenstein was the name of the scientist - not his creation.
Title: Re: The Sun discovers literary criticism
Post by: jeremyp on March 08, 2018, 07:51:27 PM
Frankenstein was the name of the scientist - not his creation.
I share the same surname as the people that created me. Monster Frankenstein is a perfectly respectable name.