Themes are the fundamentals and universal ideas that are often explored in literary text for my propose the text that will be explored is Frankenstein by Mary Shelly. Frankisten is about Victor Frankenstein and his journey in creating the creature that terrorizes his homeland and his own life. The book Frankenstein hold many themes that seemingly all cannot be expected but two themes in the story I believe can be the umbrella that holds all of the themes under it. The two themes that will be exploring is the lost and craving for forbidden knowledge and how Frankenstein is the Modern Prometheus. In addition to talking about Frankenstein, this will also talk about the story of Prometheus and how their lives and fate is similar. The story
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Though his journey to strive for perfection for knowledge out of his reach is why Mary uses Walton to show use that Victor is the true monster. An example of this is in Chapter 8 "It was to be decided whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow beings: one a smiling babe full of innocence and joy, the other far more dreadfully murdered, with every aggravation of …show more content…
This to every human can be seen as an evil act he trusted his own logical reason to explain if he should confess his crime instead of following his heart and you cant tell me the way they describe Victor that he would think that his choice to not only came from the reason that they would not believe him it mostly the feeling of human self-preservation. Also, Prothemeus also endeavors in teaching the humans forbidden techniques like said in paragraph 8 it said " When Prometheus became concerned that mortals would give the gods the best fruits of their labors, leaving little for their own uncertain existence. Therefore the clever titan designed a scheme whereby mortals would be able to offer pleasing sacrifices to the gods and still eat well themselves." What this shows is how the Titan is trying to trick the gods out of something that should be offered to them because of there gifts on the world Prothemhes teaches the humans to cheaty the gods out of what they rightfully deserve that is a forbidden thing that humans should not have know. In Mary Shelly's eyes what Victor said, later on, is the book is something that I believe she may live by "Learn from me, if not
Though his journey to strive for perfection for knowledge out of his reach is why Mary uses Walton to show use that Victor is the true monster. An example of this is in Chapter 8 "It was to be decided whether the result of my curiosity and lawless devices would cause the death of two of my fellow beings: one a smiling babe full of innocence and joy, the other far more dreadfully murdered, with every aggravation of …show more content…
This to every human can be seen as an evil act he trusted his own logical reason to explain if he should confess his crime instead of following his heart and you cant tell me the way they describe Victor that he would think that his choice to not only came from the reason that they would not believe him it mostly the feeling of human self-preservation. Also, Prothemeus also endeavors in teaching the humans forbidden techniques like said in paragraph 8 it said " When Prometheus became concerned that mortals would give the gods the best fruits of their labors, leaving little for their own uncertain existence. Therefore the clever titan designed a scheme whereby mortals would be able to offer pleasing sacrifices to the gods and still eat well themselves." What this shows is how the Titan is trying to trick the gods out of something that should be offered to them because of there gifts on the world Prothemhes teaches the humans to cheaty the gods out of what they rightfully deserve that is a forbidden thing that humans should not have know. In Mary Shelly's eyes what Victor said, later on, is the book is something that I believe she may live by "Learn from me, if not