Ernest Frankenstein was forgotten by Mary Shelley in her 1823 novel Frankenstein, getting only a brief mention at the start. In later printings, he was allowed a secondary mention in the book, before getting forgotten again when it came to the deaths of every one of Victor’s loved ones by The Creature. This either means Ernest, being the middle child, was just forgotten by Victor when it came to his life story, or Victor just really hated Ernest. Either way, this means that logically, Ernest inherited everything from his brother. But does Robert Walton know this? Does Walton know a Frankenstein lives? When he writes his letter to his sister, does he ever find Ernest and tell him what happened to Victor? Does Ernest ever find out? Would he want to know and be able to live normally again? Would that change how Ernest lives his life, constantly wondering what happened to his family? From what he can tell through his knowledge, his older brother disappears in college, William was murdered, his servant and assumed friend was executed for it, family friend/brother’s BF Clearval was murdered, and wife to his brother Elizabeth turns up dead. It can then be assumed that Victor would be blamed for Elizabeth’s death, as Victorian wives don’t just show up strangled. Then Victor disappears without a word. What does Ernest think? How does he feel about everyone just dropping dead and Victor being the hubris riddled twink he is? He’s about 16 when Victor goes off to college and creates the creature, and 20 when the novel ends. That’s 4 years of just tragedy without any context. Needless to say, Ernest is the real victim of Frankenstein. At least the Creature was up to speed with what was going on. Ernest had no context to anything at all, and will never get any. He will die alone, never finding out what happened to the others. Or worse, the letter Walton writes to his sister somehow gets to him and he find out through that, dying with the knowledge of the tainted image of his older brother.
I, father strange, will be hosting a tumblr show and tell. Please comment or reblog with a picture + explanation of your prized possessions that you would like to share with the class today. I expect to receive so many goblin jars, cursed pieces of Garfield merch, and questionably sourced bones.
Make sure you’re very comfortable with sharing because my favourites will be selected for a video!
My clowns. Both unnamed, as to prevent them from gaining power. I found them in the same thrift store months apart, and believe they were fated to find me, whether I wanted it or not.
Phm from Adrian's perspective is just what if you were Penelope and Odysseus came home but he also brought a jellyfish and keeps begging you to build a fish tank for the jellyfish and make jellyfish food for the jellyfish and youre an ancient Greek whos never seen a jellyfish and you cant even comprehend how your going to do it but youre going to because if you dont Odysseus may kill himself. And also the jellyfish can do like. Witchcraft.
VIII. STRENGTH - courage, persuasion, control, confidence, compassion.
Enormous thanks and love to @daddyschlongleg for this absolutely stunning piece of my vampires SMP oc, Finn!! They’re by far one of the best artists I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with, please give their work some love where you can!! (Click for better quality!)
This character and the campaign she came from mean so much to me; it’s led me to an amazing group of people who I now call my friends, helped me tell wonderful stories, and pushed my boundaries in the very best of ways. Thank you to my fellow castmates of TOA, you’re the only motherfuckers who could get me to love vampires and for that I’m grateful.
Details and symbolism under the cut!
Sunflowers: loyalty, vitality, love (her love interest’s primary motif is the Sun).
White carnation: pure love, devotion, luck (located on the sword, signifying her connection to her best friend).
Orange gladiolus: friendship, steadfastness; called the sword flower for its shape.
Thistle: protection, defiance, national flower of Scotland (located on the chest).
Pyrenean mastiff: a flock guardian dog commonly used throughout Europe in the latter half of the 19th century.
Shield: the design signifying the Beaconers, in her signature color (orange representing determination, hunger, freedom, and danger).
Poem lines on card sides: the final two lines from “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley, one of my favorite poems of all time and the poem that solidified this character completely.
