tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post3888433217239339777..comments2023-07-19T18:07:56.603-04:00Comments on Progressive Christian Reflections by Chris Glaser: Mary Shelley's FrankensteinChris Glaserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05053827119412315808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-59054463547341111692011-10-28T01:27:35.772-04:002011-10-28T01:27:35.772-04:00Amen brotherAmen brotherUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678455969558880625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575514155486283253.post-39147733391447666442011-10-26T08:46:35.262-04:002011-10-26T08:46:35.262-04:00Goodness, how I do love monsters, and this is such...Goodness, how I do love monsters, and this is such an ideal posting for Halloween. I hadn't known what a philosopher Shelley's monster was.<br /><br />I think I've always related to the monster, the outcast, and seen them as someone who just wanted to belong, as we all do. At least, that was my feeling for the mid-century cinematic monsters of my youth. More recently, movie monsters are acting out without the sense of tragedy they once had. It's harder to sympathize with them. Can you imagine the gory villain of "Saw" just wanting to be loved?Mark S. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831209087038799336noreply@blogger.com