My Thoughts on the Monster

I could not sleep last night and I decided to get up, grab my my electronic reader and hit the couch for an adventure into the world of fiction. It seems that it was time to give Mary Shelley a chance and so Frankenstein is now at the center of my thoughts as I work my way through this interesting novel that I confess I have never before read. Natural philosophy, alchemy, metaphysics, and the like are all at the forefront of my thoughts as I continue to work my way through the story. Frankenstein, the monster's creator, and not at all the name of the monster itself, is striving to tap into the meaning of nature and of life itself and becomes maniacal in his pursuit to bring to life that which death's bitter sting has tainted. How interesting that once he meets with success that he runs in fear from the very thing that promised him so much hope for the future of humanity. More to come!