By David Himbara
Tito Rutaremara and Paul Kagame recall the novel Frankenstein by the English author, Mary Shelley. The story is about a man who built a human-like monster in his laboratory. The result was disastrous for both the monster and the person who built it.
The monster is initially warm and kind, seeking to learn. But after the monster is rejected, abandoned and mistreated by its creator and society, the monster turns to revenge. In taking revenge the monster eliminates any hope of ever joining human society.
Soon revenge also consumes the man who built the monster. The main victim of the monster’s revenge is, in fact, the man who built it. The monster murders his creator’s relatives. In the end, revenge transforms both the creator and the monster into victims. FULL STORY