Sunday, October 25, 2015

The Doctor and Frankenstein's Monster, the Unnamed

Frankenstein’s monster is the undefined, and he is terrifying for that. Everyone hates him; he hates himself. This comes from his singularity. He has no race, no class, but more importantly no gender. Pairs define life. Male and female is a universal concept, and even asexual creatures are defined by their male parts and female parts. Most solar systems come with a pair of stars (ours being an exception), even the fundamental particles of science come in pairs. An electron can be used to manipulate its ‘pair’ instantly anywhere. The point being, Frankenstein’s monster was completely alone, and the lack of symmetry made him grotesque. He tried to befriend the human race and failed repeatedly. When the pain of solitude became unbearable he begged Frankenstein to take the cold emptiness away. And we are led to think the monster would have been perfectly happy with his companion. Frankenstein may have been in the wrong when he chose not to deliver on his promise. Doctor Who makes numerous references to the pain of solidarity as the Doctor is the last of his species. Another Time Lord eventually appears, and the Doctor defeats him over the course of the episode. But at the end the new Time Lord commits suicide knowing this will hurt the Doctor the most. The Doctor and Frankenstein’s monster both go unnamed, and both had a hope that they might not be so alone. But that hope was dashed on the rocks leaving them with monstrous feelings.

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