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Analyzing The Poem 'Making Frankenstein'

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In the poem, “Making Frankenstein" the story dramatizes curiosity and love and belonging. In the first stanza, we experience the frustration of a curious young boy. The young boy “wheedled, cajoled, and begged” his parents to “take him to see the curse of Frankenstein". Yet his parents “would not, no they would not take him to see the curse of frankenstein". In the end, "his uncle called and offered and his parents caved".

However, just like any other child after seeing a scary play "at midnight he woke up screaming”.It was at this moment where he experienced fear. Most of the time when a child is scared; questions start being asked. ""What's anatomical?” The boy asked his father". The little boy couldn’t stop thinking about this question. The boy was so confused because,his dad wouldn't answer him. Finally, the boy asked his father “but what was anatomical” "his father climbed a ladder to the attic then climbed down carrying an old foxed Grey's Anatomy". His dad didn’t actually answer his question; the little boy was also confused by this. Why wouldn’t his dad answer him? Why would somebody who is suppose to love and respect him not take his questions seriously? …show more content…

An that he “was on his own and had to make sense out of things himself,”This is the beginning of the shift in the play; the shift in the point of view. We are now seeing the story through the eyes of the little boy grown up. He’s also learning that during his childhood he never felt a true sense of love and belonging. His curiosity lead to asking his father questions; which led to his father not taking him seriously. Which led the boy feeling like he wasn’t

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