When reading "Frankenstein", I found that I had a lot of sympathy for the "monster" - the poor thing with a loving heart, turned to evil deeds by neglect from him who should have been its protector.

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The opposite of Frankenstein, the myth I wish we saw more of, is the Pinocchio myth, which is about a puppet that wants to become human, an improbable technology that wants to make life better, if only with a sweet, gentle wish upon a star.

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