Gris Grimly's Frankenstein

How do both Mary Shelley and Gris Grimly invite the reader to pity and even empathize with the monster?

In taking his family and friends for granted to pursue his work instead, Frankenstein ultimately loses everything. How does his tale of warning demonstrate The Cost of Unthinking Ambition? What were these costs for Frankenstein?

Why does Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein continue to be celebrated and adapted, 200 years after its publication? How do its premise, characters, and narrative pull readers in, generation after generation?

What makes Frankenstein feel like he must take revenge on the monster before he can die peacefully? How does the young Frankenstein ignore the importance of Taking Responsibility for One’s Choices, and how does the aged Frankenstein address this moral?

What is the effect of telling Frankenstein’s story from the perspective of the man who found and befriended him? How reliable is this narrative, and in what ways might Walton’s inflated view of Frankenstein influence how he tells his story?

How does Gris Grimly’s adaptation compare to Mary Shelley’s original work? What similarities connect the two versions, and what differences allow Grimly’s adaptation to stand out on its own?

In the beginning, there is one monster and one man; by the story’s conclusion, the line between these two characters is blurred. Why does Frankenstein degrade into the state that he ends his life in? How do his actions later in life demonstrate How Misery Makes a Monster, and similarly, how do the monster’s actions illustrate the ways that loneliness can lead a person to lash out against those who reject him?

What is Frankenstein’s view of life and death when he is lying on his deathbed? How does this view develop throughout his lifetime of misery and loss?