Queerness, Monstrosity, and Frankenstein
22 July 2024 at 08:32
From C. E. McGill: "Both Victor and the monster die at the end of Frankenstein, fading tragically into the arctic sunset, but I couldn't bear to do the same to Mary. Perhaps (despite my love of tragic queer horror), it would have felt in this case too close to burying my gays; perhaps I simply felt that, after all her hard work, Mary deserved more. Whatever the case, it felt right β like a love letter, almost, to myself and to all the other unnatural creatures out there β to give her a happy ending. In the words of Frankenstein, "It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.""
This is an essay from the author of Our Hideous Progeny, one of the books I read last year that really stuck with me. And: Happy Birthday, James Whale!
This is an essay from the author of Our Hideous Progeny, one of the books I read last year that really stuck with me. And: Happy Birthday, James Whale!