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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

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Characterization labels used: driven scientist, irresponsible creator, arrogant intellectual, self-pitying, obsessive, isolated, intelligent creature, eloquent outsider, sympathetic monster, unpleasant protagonist, victim of rejection, morally complex characters

Relationships labels used: creator and creation, abandonment, parent-child, companionship, companion demand, family bonds, friendship, isolation, revenge, responsibility, care and neglect

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Frankenstein

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2017

A scientist’s pursuit of life beyond death unleashes a tragic chain of responsibility, rejection, and ruin.

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Characterization labels: ambitious scientist · selfish creator · whiny protagonist · tragic creature · sympathetic monster · isolated outsider · naive being · emotionally intense · morally flawed

Relationships labels: creator and creation · father-child dynamics · abandonment · loneliness · companion longing · family bonds · friendship · rejection · revenge · compassion · romantic tragedy

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.0831

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley: A Dark Graphic Novel

Sergio A. Sierra · 2012

A dark graphic adaptation of Frankenstein follows a scientist’s fatal experiment and the abandoned creature it unleashes.

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Characterization labels: obsessive scientist · tragic creature · abandoned creation · frustrated creator · sympathetic monster · victim-villain tension · articulate creature · frustrating protagonist

Relationships labels: creator and creation · parent-child metaphor · abandonment · rejection · revenge · familial responsibility · companionship · estrangement · betrayal · love and loss

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1039

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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2018

A scientist creates life from dead matter, then faces the human and moral consequences of abandoning his creation.

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Characterization labels: ambitious scientist · mad scientist · brilliant fool · obsessive seeker · self-centered · cowardly · melancholic · sympathetic creature · articulate creature · noble monster · isolated outsider · tragic antihero

Relationships labels: creator and creation · father-son dynamic · parental abandonment · friendship · companionship · romantic attachment · family bonds · rivalry · pursuer and pursued · rejection

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1092

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Gris Grimly's Frankenstein

Gris Grimly, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · 2013

Mary Shelley’s classic is reimagined as a lush graphic adaptation, blending abridged text with eerie, detailed illustrations.

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Characterization labels: mad scientist · monstrous creation · sympathetic monster · tragic antihero · cynical protagonist · abandoned child figure · obsessive creator

Relationships labels: creator and creation · parent-child · abandonment · family tragedy · marriage · companionship · rivalry · sympathy · responsibility

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1110

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Frankenstein The Graphic Novel

Jason Cobley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Joe Sutliff Sanders · 2009

A graphic retelling of Frankenstein follows a scientist, his creation, and the tragic fallout of bringing life to the dead.

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Characterization labels: obsessive scientist · lonely creature · dedicated scientist · headstrong characters · outcast · isolated figure · revenge-driven · sympathetic monster · moral complexity · childlike creature

Relationships labels: creator and creation · abandonment · parent-child dynamic · companion longing · revenge cycle · rejection · family loss · friendship denied · responsibility · empathy

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Distance: 0.1120

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Frankenstein

Junji Ito · 2021 · 伊藤潤二恐怖博物館 [Ito Junji Kyōfu Hakubutsukan]

Junji Ito adapts Frankenstein and pairs it with linked horror shorts about a boy, a haunted house, and other nightmares.

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Characterization labels: solitary monster · mad scientist · high school student · loner · unpleasant protagonist · sympathetic protagonist · popular boy · schoolboy · teenage boy · madness · jealousy · body-horror victim · doppelganger

Relationships labels: creator and creation · friendship · classmates · family · loneliness · dependency · betrayal · rivalry · parent-child · community

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Distance: 0.1572

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My Name is Monster

Katie Hale · 2019

A lone survivor crosses a ruined world, then finds a feral girl and must decide what it means to survive and become Mother.

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Characterization labels: loner · outcast · introvert · survivor · practical · aloof · unlikeable protagonist · feral child · traumatized child · engineer · scientist · fixer · caretaker · maternal ambivalence · resilient · curious child · socially detached

Relationships labels: mother daughter · found family · caregiver child · creator creation · dependency · companionship · bonding · power dynamic · tension between autonomy and care · absent parents

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Distance: 0.1621

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The Expanded Earth

Mikey Please · 2025

When all humanity shrinks to handspan size overnight, survivors must navigate a brutal, altered world and untangle why it happened.

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Characterization labels: survivalist · scientist · mad scientist · crotchety character · snarky character · flawed characters · emotionally raw · resourceful · familial motivation · questionable morality · community builder

Relationships labels: family responsibility · parent-child · father-daughter · protective instinct · community formation · trust and mistrust · rivalry · betrayal · dependency

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Distance: 0.1726

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Klara and the Sun

Kazuo Ishiguro · 2021

A solar-powered artificial friend enters a sick teenager’s home and quietly learns what love, class, and humanity cost.

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Characterization labels: AI · android · artificial being · naive narrator · observant narrator · empathetic · loyal · servile · compassionate · optimistic · sickly child · caretaker role · outsider · socially privileged · genetically enhanced

Relationships labels: child companion · parent child · friendship · loyalty · dependency · caregiving · class divide · family tension · romantic subplot · neighbor friendship · service relationship

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Distance: 0.1793

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

H.G. Wells · 1999

A shipwreck survivor lands on a remote island where a disgraced scientist is reshaping animals into humanlike beings.

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Characterization labels: shipwrecked narrator · scientist protagonist · mad scientist · disgraced scientist · assistant figure · castaway · bystander witness · biologist narrator · scientific curiosity · god complex · morally detached · rationalizing villain · bestial humanity · victimized creatures · ambiguous scientist

Relationships labels: creator and creation · master and subjects · assistant relationship · captor and captive · power imbalance · fear-based control · community under coercion · human-animal boundary · dependency · betrayal · hierarchy

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Distance: 0.1794

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Exit Strategy

Martha Wells · 2018 · The Murderbot Diaries

A rogue security unit races home to rescue a respected human ally while evading a powerful corporation.

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Characterization labels: snarky protagonist · introverted protagonist · socially anxious · paranoid attention to detail · competent hero · self-aware AI · emotional growth · antihero to hero · autonomous construct · tactical genius · technical genius · self-deprecating · relatable outsider

Relationships labels: found family · friendship · loyalty · protective bond · trust · human-AI bond · crew reunion · companionship · mutual respect · friend-or-owner ambiguity

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1798

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Kitty Cat Kill Sat: A Feline Space Adventure

Argus . · 2023

An immortal cat runs a battered space station, fighting crises, loneliness, and Earth’s collapse from orbit.

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Characterization labels: snarky protagonist · lonely protagonist · immortal protagonist · selfless protagonist · catlike behavior · uplifted intelligence · fierce heroine · heroic protector · quirky narrator · resourceful protagonist · emotionally wounded protagonist · non-human protagonist · character-driven

Relationships labels: found family · friendship arc · loneliness · companionship · community building · protective bonds · human-animal bond · AI companionship · cooperation across species · caregiving

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1813

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