Poor Things, Frankenstein, and the Right to Discover
Bella Baxter and Frankenstein's creature both discover the world with no instructions. What their parallel journeys say about consciousness and creation.
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Frankenstein, Black Swan, and the Trap of Perfection
Victor Frankenstein and Black Swan's Nina Sayers both chased perfection past human limits. Here's what their parallel unravelings reveal about hubris.