I got this email message at my MySpace account today:

I was searching Frankenstein on myspace and I stumbled upon your name. I have this essay to write about it, and I was wondering if you can help me? Is it ok if you give me an outline on what I should write about? Please help a brother out, thank you.

I am supposed to identify some aspects of Frankenstein that both reflect the Enlightenment and Romanticism and I’m supposed to explain what Mary Shelley might be stating or implying about both movements.

Please help! Thank you so much.

Anyone inclined to help the poor bastard?

I wonder how *my* name came up when he was searching for Frankenstein. There’s no mention of it on my profile…