The book Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, has many themes all throughout the story. These themes are also present in the new movie adaptation of Planet of the Apes called Rise of the Planet of the Apes, directed by Rupert Wyatt and written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Both the book and the movie have similar plots and therefore similar themes. One theme that is brought up many times in both stories is the theme of Isolation and loneliness.
Isolation is shown in the book Frankenstein and is one of the main driving forces to keep the story going. Victor Frankenstein was a bit of an odd child his entire life. He devotes himself to academic pursuits rather than social pursuits, he says to himself "Increase of knowledge only discovered to me …show more content…
It is obvious that he is lonely so he throws himself into his work which leads to him creating this monster. Unfortunately for this monster he is the only one of his kind and almost immediately wishes he was not made just based of off Victor’s reaction to him when he wakes up. Later in the story the monster finds his way out of Victor’s laboratory and goes on a rampage killing people because he knows no better. While on his own he figures out that he is a monster who has nothing and no one, which leads him to feel incredibly lonely and depressed. "And what was I? Of my creation and creator I was absolutely ignorant, but I knew that I possessed no money, no friends, no kind of property. I was, besides, endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome” (Shelly 85). As the monster wanders aimlessly around the town, he comes across this family, the DeLacy’s, in which he confides with the blind man as he cannot see how hideous this monster is. He says to this man "I am an unfortunate and deserted creature; I look around and I have no relation or friend upon earth” (Shelly 95). Through his encounters with others and his inner dialogue, it is clear to see that …show more content…
For example, in the beginning of the movie, after Will Rodman, the main character, brings home Caesar the ape, Caesar has a window in his room that he looks out of to watch the kids playing in the street. It is obvious that what Caesar is feeling is loneliness because he too wants to play with the kids which shows in his actions. Later in the movie Caesar is taken to an ape sanctuary and is forced to live in a cage. On his first day, he draws on the wall of his cage the window frame from his room that he used to watch people through. At the end of the movie Caesar unties the apes in the sanctuary and plans an escape for his ape brethren. Through planning and environmental awareness, Caesar leads the apes to the redwood forest where he used to go with Will. When Will catches up to Caesar he says to him that he will take him home and protect him, but Caesar says to Will, in front of all the apes he leads to the forest, “Caesar is home”. Both of these stories show loneliness through lack of human contact, but it is Caesar who finds companionship through his own kind unlike the frankenstein creature who is the only one of his
Isolation is shown in the book Frankenstein and is one of the main driving forces to keep the story going. Victor Frankenstein was a bit of an odd child his entire life. He devotes himself to academic pursuits rather than social pursuits, he says to himself "Increase of knowledge only discovered to me …show more content…
It is obvious that he is lonely so he throws himself into his work which leads to him creating this monster. Unfortunately for this monster he is the only one of his kind and almost immediately wishes he was not made just based of off Victor’s reaction to him when he wakes up. Later in the story the monster finds his way out of Victor’s laboratory and goes on a rampage killing people because he knows no better. While on his own he figures out that he is a monster who has nothing and no one, which leads him to feel incredibly lonely and depressed. "And what was I? Of my creation and creator I was absolutely ignorant, but I knew that I possessed no money, no friends, no kind of property. I was, besides, endued with a figure hideously deformed and loathsome” (Shelly 85). As the monster wanders aimlessly around the town, he comes across this family, the DeLacy’s, in which he confides with the blind man as he cannot see how hideous this monster is. He says to this man "I am an unfortunate and deserted creature; I look around and I have no relation or friend upon earth” (Shelly 95). Through his encounters with others and his inner dialogue, it is clear to see that …show more content…
For example, in the beginning of the movie, after Will Rodman, the main character, brings home Caesar the ape, Caesar has a window in his room that he looks out of to watch the kids playing in the street. It is obvious that what Caesar is feeling is loneliness because he too wants to play with the kids which shows in his actions. Later in the movie Caesar is taken to an ape sanctuary and is forced to live in a cage. On his first day, he draws on the wall of his cage the window frame from his room that he used to watch people through. At the end of the movie Caesar unties the apes in the sanctuary and plans an escape for his ape brethren. Through planning and environmental awareness, Caesar leads the apes to the redwood forest where he used to go with Will. When Will catches up to Caesar he says to him that he will take him home and protect him, but Caesar says to Will, in front of all the apes he leads to the forest, “Caesar is home”. Both of these stories show loneliness through lack of human contact, but it is Caesar who finds companionship through his own kind unlike the frankenstein creature who is the only one of his