Theme of Madness Essay

The three themes that are well suited for the Protagonist of the story Victor Frankenstein are pursuit of knowledge, Guilt/regret, and Man playing God. Victor Frankenstein are these types of themes because of what he went through in the story of his trial and errors. The theme pursuit of knowledge comes from the studies of science and what is life from the world itself. Guilt/regret comes from the struggles and hardships he went through such as the deaths of loved ones. Finally Man playing God…

Analysis of The Crucible In Arthur Miller's play the crucible there are several things that contribute to the development of themes of lies and deceit and fear. The main three being how the characters change through the course of the play,the way the setting develops and plot structure. Threw-out the Millers play many characters and how they develop contribute to the themes one such character is Elizabeth Proctor; in the beginning she was an honest and trustworthy person. Toward the end,…

In both a Tell Tale Heart and The Black Cat, Edgar Allan Poe uses themes of murder and impossibility to build interest in the reader while simultaneously embedding a lesson of action-consequence. Both the narrators in their respective stories share a quality of madness that leads them to murder. After they kill their victims, they experience either a fictitious heartbeat or highly improbable events. Through these mediums, the reader can't help but feel a sense of regret for the action of the…

In his 1865 novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll introduced a world where madness, silliness, and idiosyncrasies trumped logic and rational thought. In constructing such a world, it comes as no surprise that the author chose to parody real life works of art to further reinforce this idea of madness. However, Carroll’s use of parody is more than just a clever way to humor the reader. Lewis Carroll frequently utilizes parody in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in the form of…

Editor’s Note These five poems were selected for their commentary on suffering, pain, and madness. Dickinson seems to have an unusual view on these topics because she views them not as purely negative, but rather as honest and having the ability to edify those have borne them. In some ways, Dickinson seems to portray them as natural reactions and alternatives to the stoicism and artificiality of society. It is interesting to consider how these topics affected Emily Dickinson specifically as a…

“sensational and morbidly fascinating, and questioned if such literature should even be permitted in print” (U.S. National Library of Medicine). Gilman does not only illustrate the treatment of women with nervous disorders but also includes the themes of madness and insanity relating to the patriarchal society. Gilman argued that the story was “beneficial not dangerous, and suggested the letter was written by a physician who only criticized the tale because of its negative representation of…

“Beethoven” by Shane Koyczan is a descriptive poem that uses vivid imagery to explore the theme of love. Beethoven was unable to find love at home, and suffered from severe physical and emotional abuse. Therefore, he found it very difficult to connect with others and in a way, isolated himself. In addition, he felt as if he was not loved at home and that forced him to find love elsewhere. He found that love in music. It was that love of music that helped guide him through his adolescence and…

deviating nuns who are starved and tormented by the head nuns. The Monk, title role of the novel, belongs to the main character who is perhaps the most malevolent and cruel. The novel is the ideal example of a gothic novel because it encompasses all the themes that typify the gothic novel. The main tenets of gothic literature include, horror, violence, threatening of a women’s virtue and women being in constant danger. This can be seen in the case of Antonia who…

This is a repetitive theme throughout the book. Because of Victor’s perpetual connection with nature, with a change in setting the reader can expect a change in Victor’s mood or a change in the trajectory of the plot. Like the changing of seasons, weather is also a prevalent…

Love is a destructive force. This is the common theme shared by the story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the ancient Roman text The Aeneid by Vergil. The deer and fire imagery that highlights the disastrous love of Dido and Aeneas is referenced through Victor Frankenstein. Both texts comment on powerful emotions and unavoidable fate. The tragedy itself begins with the realization that love is painful. In the Aeneid, Dido doesn’t realize how strong her feelings for Aeneas are until it’s too…