i. feel like stanford is simultaneously frankenstein and his monster.
he makes a scientific discovery aimed to show his success and genius and to prove that any time 'wasted' with the more esoteric sciences was worth it. that discovery is the cause of his downfall and causes him years of pain and suffering. that discovery puts his family at risk.
but he's also betrayed and left by the one person who he trusted- the one person who he thought he should trust- the one who made him notable and important now abandons him in a world new and terrifying. he is the cause of his creators downfall, although it's not him that's solely responsible. he ends the life he previously lived to move on to the sea.
#of course in the creature's case#'ending the life he lived' is more literal and 'moving on to the sea' in via the classic ashes-in-the-wind method#but i don't know if someone's made this comparison before#probably#but i'm only dipping my toe into the fandom now so#sorry#but i read frankenstein recently and i'm rewatching gravity falls#and this was too clear to not do something about#i'm really just obsessed with both frankenstein and gravity falls separately for separate reasons#and i'm excited i've found a way to merge them together#so! yeah! :)#gravity falls#gravity falls stanford#stanford pines#frankenstein