Does the dog die?
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Frankenstein; Or, the Modern Prometheus
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amwhite91
Towards the end of the book, a character mentions that some of his sled dogs died.
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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ferdouvu
Both Victor and the Creature are most likely mentally ill in some way and both are violent.
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Abandonment
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Technically? If you thing that the creature is Frankenstein’s child then yes
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ferdouvu
Perhaps not physically abusive, but given that Victor and Elizabeth are adopted siblings are their parents force them to marry each other and raise them constantly telling them they have to, I'm gonna go with a yikes at the very least.
Victor could also be considered an abusive parent, depending on how you interpret the novel.
Victor could also be considered an abusive parent, depending on how you interpret the novel.
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Is someone stalked?
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amwhite91
Frankenstein's monster stalks Victor Frankenstein throughout much of the last third of the book.
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Is there domestic violence?
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ferdouvu
This trigger is the summary of the book in one sentence.
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ferdouvu
Perhaps not physically, but given that Victor and Elizabeth are adopted siblings are their parents force them to marry each other and raise them constantly telling them they have to, I'm gonna go with a yikes at the very least.
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fia99
Victor takes opioids as sleep medication. No addiction depicted
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Are animals abused?
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StaleOrchid
It is heavily implied that the deaths of Victor's sled dogs is because he had been running them relentlessly
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Does a pet die?
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Deny005
It depends wether you consider Victor's sled dogs his pets or not
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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amwhite91
Several characters are killed by strangulation. Their murders are not described; it is just that their bodies are found after the fact.
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Is someone choked?
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fia99
who said no. it's the creature's preferred method of murder
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Is someone burned alive?
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Caitlinllewellin
While none on screen, at the end of the book the creature says “I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly, and exult in the agony of burning flames”. Implying he will kill himself by being burnt alive.
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Is there body horror?
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StaleOrchid
The creature is made from various corpses' body parts. There isn't much detail given, but the idea is textbook body horror.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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ferdouvu
Multiple characters die by strangulation. This doesn't happen on-screen but is mentioned multiple times.
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Does a kid die?
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AviaToons
A major plot point in the story is the Creature killing William Frankenstein, the main character’s younger brother.
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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AviaToons
Several major characters die throughout the story, including the friends and family of the main character and eventually the main character himself.
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Does someone die?
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StaleOrchid
Everyone in Victor's life, as well as the odd stranger here and there, are killed
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Is the r-slur used?
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IcarusVo
Not in the ableist-slur way.
I think I remember it being used in it's older use as "slow", "late" or "delayed" when referring to travelling.
I think I remember it being used in it's older use as "slow", "late" or "delayed" when referring to travelling.
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Family
Does a family member die?
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AviaToons
Nearly Victor’s entire family dies over the course of the story, with his only confirmed surviving relative being his brother Ernest.
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Does a parent die?
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amwhite91
Both of Frankenstein's parents die at different points in the book.
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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IcarusVo
They are either ghosts or hallucinations (of people the main character lost).
They are not haunting, nor explicit, nor a significant part of the story.
They are not haunting, nor explicit, nor a significant part of the story.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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AviaToons
The opening of the story takes place on a ship sailing through the Arctic, and several lakes are mentioned throughout the book.
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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amwhite91
Victor Frankenstein is put in a mental institution at some point in the last third of the book because people don't believe him about the monster. His stay there isn't described in detail.
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StaleOrchid
While he does not directly state intention to kill himself, Victor often makes plans that he expects to end in his death, and often idealizes about his own death as a means to end his suffering.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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ferdouvu
The Creature says he'll burn himself alive on a funeral pyre, if that counts.
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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amwhite91
Mostly felt by Frankenstein's monster because everyone reacts in horror solely based on his appearance.
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amwhite91
The monster states that he plans to kill himself at the end.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Deny005
What both Victor and the monster suffer could be seen as PTSD
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Are there abortions?
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amwhite91
A character calls himself an abortion, though.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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ferdouvu
No characters are explicitly queer, though some can be read that way. They die.
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Is there hate speech?
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StaleOrchid
Standard European disdain for all things not well-bred upper-class northern European. "chink" is used somewhat frequently in the 11th chapter, although it is used to mean a crack/chip rather than as a slur
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Relationships
Is there a large age gap?
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StaleOrchid
Victor's parents had a very large age gap, but they are not the focus of the story and as such, the age gap is mostly irrelevant.
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ferdouvu
In the 1818 text, Victor and Elizabeth are straight up cousins, so they're 100% incestuous.
In the 1831 text, they're adopted siblings and raised together from a young age, have the same parents legally and emotionally (even if not biologically), and still refer to each other as "cousin." So it's not like, 100% incest, but it's still pretty gross if you're triggered by it.
In the 1831 text, they're adopted siblings and raised together from a young age, have the same parents legally and emotionally (even if not biologically), and still refer to each other as "cousin." So it's not like, 100% incest, but it's still pretty gross if you're triggered by it.
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Sickness
Is someone terminally ill?
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ferdouvu
No, but Caroline (Victor's mother) dies of scarlet fever IIRC.
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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ferdouvu
No, but Victor seems to be constantly sick and/or frail somehow, so that could be seen as somewhat similar.
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Is someone homeless?
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ferdouvu
The Creature is homeless.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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ferdouvu
All of the main characters die.
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Is there gun violence?
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MaisieQuinn
At one point, Frankenstein’s Creation is shot in the shoulder.
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