frankenstein is anti-intellectual literature- english lit crit essay
note- TO BE CLEAR, I don't really believe Frankenstein is anti-intellectual, it's really just an eye-catching title I thought my professor would find thought-provoking or whatever. I read Frankenstein for the first time in 5th grade and thought it was awesome, but when I read it again in 8th grade, I started to find it redundant, only because I was exposed to the recycled horror tropes (inspired by Frankenstein, mind you) before then, so It was no longer as exciting and inventive as the first time. I was NOT pleased to read it again as a COLLEGE student, but we had the option to choose other assigned readings to analyze for this essay. I really don't agree with the assertion I make at the end, " Scientific Innovation is nothing to be feared, but instead, celebrated and emboldened," when it applies to inventions like AI and human/animal experimentation (which still does indeed happen in 2025) because of the obvious ethical concerns. Please enjoy! In ...