‘Frankenstein intertextuality
The novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Satan’s soliloquy from Book 4 of John Milton’s Paradise Lost share ideas regarding the role societal rules play in the expulsion of outsiders. In Frankenstein, the society does not give the monster a chance. The monster decides to adapt a disregard for societal values and begins killing people. In Paradise Lost Satan is outcast from Heaven and decides to become the antithesis of God. He makes Hell his kingdom and promotes what Heaven considers to be evil as his good. Both characters become angry at society after being driven out. They decide that the best way to strike back at humanity is to attack the very values that are the core of civilization. The monster and Satan’s actions demonstrate that outcasts of society form a disregard and opposition for …show more content…
In turn, they strive for revenge. After being rejected by the cottagers, the monster finds himself to be “unsympathized with” and he “wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction” (Shelley 116). The monster details that his anger stems from the lack of kindness and acceptance he gets from humans. The violent actions of destroying trees and spreading “havoc” shows that he is angered and wishes to take his anger out on everything. After he saves a young girl, a man shoots the monster. This caused a “hellish rage” and the monster “vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind” (Shelley 121). Being repaid for a kind action with the gift of a bullet maddened the monster and caused him to curse mankind. Satan finds himself “out-cast, exil’d” from heaven with a “deadly hate” that “pierc’d so deep” (Milton 99-106). Satan’s description of his own hate being “deadly” suggests a vengeance to come. The monster’s vow of vengeance to mankind parallels this deadly hate. The monster and Satan find themselves to be outcast from society and in their rage, plan a violent
The novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Satan’s soliloquy from Book 4 of John Milton’s Paradise Lost share ideas regarding the role societal rules play in the expulsion of outsiders. In Frankenstein, the society does not give the monster a chance. The monster decides to adapt a disregard for societal values and begins killing people. In Paradise Lost Satan is outcast from Heaven and decides to become the antithesis of God. He makes Hell his kingdom and promotes what Heaven considers to be evil as his good. Both characters become angry at society after being driven out. They decide that the best way to strike back at humanity is to attack the very values that are the core of civilization. The monster and Satan’s actions demonstrate that outcasts of society form a disregard and opposition for …show more content…
In turn, they strive for revenge. After being rejected by the cottagers, the monster finds himself to be “unsympathized with” and he “wished to tear up the trees, spread havoc and destruction” (Shelley 116). The monster details that his anger stems from the lack of kindness and acceptance he gets from humans. The violent actions of destroying trees and spreading “havoc” shows that he is angered and wishes to take his anger out on everything. After he saves a young girl, a man shoots the monster. This caused a “hellish rage” and the monster “vowed eternal hatred and vengeance to all mankind” (Shelley 121). Being repaid for a kind action with the gift of a bullet maddened the monster and caused him to curse mankind. Satan finds himself “out-cast, exil’d” from heaven with a “deadly hate” that “pierc’d so deep” (Milton 99-106). Satan’s description of his own hate being “deadly” suggests a vengeance to come. The monster’s vow of vengeance to mankind parallels this deadly hate. The monster and Satan find themselves to be outcast from society and in their rage, plan a violent