Compare And Contrast Frankenstein And Paradise Lost

Frankenstein and Paradise Lost are amazing novels that follow the lives of the creator and one main creation that inevitably acts out against their creators. Though the stories are written at different time periods and implement a different genre, they definitely share similarities throughout the texts. The stories feature creators that had great intentions with the beings that they created, however there was a turn for the worse. Both creators sought to have the most beautiful creations but their creations become their own monsters and are cast out. The transformation of what was truly intended through the creations becomes a beautiful dream that turns into a horrible nightmare. Throughout this essay I will demonstrate the different ways that …show more content…
In Frankenstein Victor had this great idea that he would create a beautiful creature but it definitely does not turn out that way. Victor says, “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wrench whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to form? (Page 58)” After this Victor makes the rash decision to abandon this creature that he created and brought to life. This is similar to the concept that God inevitably abandoned, Satan, a “creature” that he created who was once considered as perfection in the eye of God. When Satan acted in ways that God did not agree with he essentially abandoned Satan when he casted him to hell. This brings about the creations horrible behaviors and their resolutions to rebel against their creators. At this point both of the creations rebellious acts are fueled by the abandonment they felt from their …show more content…
Both of the rebellions were fueled by the feelings of anger and abandonment. The biggest difference is the fact that there was a reason for Satan to be “abandoned” but there was no reason for the creation to be abandoned. The creation was abandoned by Victor who thought that he could play God and this was the way that he rebelled against his creator, God. Victor acted through his knowledge and curiosity and created a “life” that only God is supposed to be able to do. Through the way that his creation turns out it is obvious that his creator was not happy with what was happening, this is shown through the hurt and chaos that the creation brings about. This is similar through the characters of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost, they went against God, their creator and it ended in chaos and hurt. Both stories strongly demonstrate the rebellion of the creations against their creators in similar ways and different ways. But, for some reason, the end results are usually the