Part 1 – "Monstrosity Always Unites Monstrous Form With Monstrous Meaning"

In part one of this essay, I examine how the medium of a computer role playing game shapes our experience of the narrative's gothic elements from our perspective as a player, a player character, and the creator of our enigmatic Dream Guardian. I also introduce the role of scientific technology in framing our understanding of the natural versus the unnatural.    Citation Time Stamps  0:23 Halberstam 11 0:55 - 1:05 Shelley Vol 3, Ch. 7 1:37 - 2:11 Palmer 152-153 5:30 Brooks 14 9:55 Cordell 36-38 10:07 Cordell 16, 40-41 10:13 Cordell 46 10:41 Cordell 42 11:23 Cordell 11 12:12 Cordell 35 12:41 Volo 73 12:51 - 13:04 Art Book 152-153 13:19 Cordell 61-75 15:33 - 15:52 Volo 76 17:05 - 17:30 Halberstam 1 18:06 - 18:13 Doherty 209-215 Full List of Sources https://littlemondaywrites.libsyn.com/sources Little Monday on Medium https://medium.com/@littlemonday Special Thanks To - Glen Eastman who voices both Frankenstein and the Monster. W. Reader who voices both Captain Robert Walton and Withers Luis Saniger as Swen Vinke, Kelly Green as Chrystal Ding, and Foxspitt as Adam Smith. And a special thanks to Moss/Magmethius (magmethius.tumblr.com) for providing necessary lore. And thanks to both Moss and Ben for providing their feedback on this project.