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God Said I Made A Man
God Said I Made A Man
God (in third person point of view) begins speaking here directly to someone or something (not explained
yet) and he simply speaks a general "fact" that he created mankind out of clay, perhaps an ode to Greek
myth and/or perhaps referring to a common conception of mankind being "molded" by a heigher deity
these lines continue with the molding imagery as its subject, but relay its meaning to a simple compliment
to our mankind/his creation..we were able to be ordinary beings made from clay to wonderful
("handsome") creatures
God's creation is turning hostile towards him (i.e. Frankenstein and his monster)
God (in first person now) is questioning why his creation would turn against him, him being a
fountainhead (mankind's source-see source note below)
mankinds rebuttal to a confused God, basically states mankind will not act against God, but God will be
under a watchful eye (measure thee) and demands God to be peaceful with his new creation
God agrees to mankind's terms in first person but is curious who this "regal head" (kingly like leader) is in
front of him because it is clearly not his original creation and he demands an answer from mankind ('Give
thy name!')
'Sir! Genius.'
mankind, God's creation, responds that this "regal head" is actually "genius" which could be viewed as
the personification of Genius as an evolved form of human being wary of God's power