is frankie a guy or a gal?

I keep wondering why, in the text, Frankenstein's monster is referred to as a male. If something was sewn together from different body parts, how could it be considered a male, or even a female? It's a "thing," right? Victor first described his creation as an "it," then in the next paragraph, "it" has a gender. Did Victor always want a son? Or does it have something to do with the stereotype that males are more evil than women? Now Frankenstein is a story about sexism! Kidding.

I was discussing Frankenstein with a friend from high school, and he mentioned that the "monster" is actually a "golem." According to Hebrew lore, a golem is a being of clay given life, like how Prometheus molded humans out of clay. So Frankenstein's "monster" is a mockery of life in a sense. As we were discussing in class, the monster can never be a human.

Btw, did anyone ever watch that one movie with Rob Shneider? He was sewn back together using animal parts. So he was able to run as fast as a horse, jump as high as a rabbit, and he was horny for a goat. We should watch that movie in class.

How long do these blogs have to be anyway? Peace be with you =]