Breathless

There are many theories of philosophy one of which is the idea of ¨Tabula Rasa¨. ¨Tabula Rasa¨ is the idea that man is born neither moral nor immoral but when mankind interacts with one another they are turned moral or immoral. Mary Shelley shows this philosophy through the monster 's creation, actions, and how man treats the monster, Shelly makes the reader realize that even though the monster commits immoral acts he is only doing so out of his experiences with man, in order to show that man is…

he has done until after he has done it. Shelley describes how Frankenstein’s eyes “were insensible to the charms of nature (34)” while working on Frankenstein. The moment that Frankenstein achieves his goal, “the beauty of his dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled his heart (36).” Frankenstein did not think twice about building a new body out of unanimated corpses for his academic endeavor, at least not until he was…

with confinement” (Shelley 32), he goes into confinement, just as a woman would, during her pregnancy. This passage depicts the aftermath of Victor’s unnatural pregnancy and it describes Victor’s emotional state after the childbirth. He feels a “breathless horror and disgust” (Shelley 35) for “the being [he] had created” (Shelley 35). These feelings are similar to those of a mother suffering from postpartum depression. Shelley, through the use of these metaphors to describe Victor’s pregnancy,…

when he accompanies his lover Gudrun to her home near a bridge he presses her so hard. “Under the bridge . . . he lifted her upon his breast . . . and crushed her, breathless and dazed and destroyed. And how much more powerful and terrible was his embrace” (Lawrence 330). The basic drive of human beings as the Will to Power is manifested through this coal mine owner. Gudrun also tries to dominate Gerald in her own way through her superiority as an artist. She sacrifices her lover because she…

Creating the Other: Frankenstein and his Monster Pride is a feeling often associated with creating something new. Inventors, artists, and visionaries are lauded for developing something completely original. In the chapter titled “Creation and the other” of Derek Attridge’s book The Singularity of Literature he presents a different notion of originality. Attridge writes about what it means to create something original and that creation’s place in society. He argues that every new creation is…

happen to everyone. Some forms of romantic literature present were imagination, nature, and fixation of death. In the text there are many examples of imagination that make you see how your grave will be. “Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall, and breathless darkness, and the narrow house.” Death causes stern agony makes you suffer painfully and the shroud that is used to wrap the dead body in the pall or coffin. He then starts to describe how the coffin will look from the interior. Another…

Prince Among Slaves “Prince Among Slaves” is a true story about Abd al Rahman Ibrahima, an African Muslin prince from Futa Jalon, West Africa, who was captured in battle and sold into slavery in the United States. The prince was not an ordinary slave, but one who used the American system to gain his freedom after 40 years. The prince was granted special privileges over the other slaves because he was highly educated, had leadership abilities, and knowledge about crops such as cotton. In…

Symbolism of Relationship There are some storm in our lives, including different hardships, challenges, and struggles. “The Storm” is a story of symbolism written by Kate Chopin, who is an American writer. The story focuses on multiple relationships between two couples. However, it especially describes the affair between Calixta, who is Bobinot’s wife and Alcee, who is Clarisse’s husband. The story begins with a day with heavy rain and the thunderstorm. As the bad weather comes, the author uses…

“A deeper understanding of disruption and identity emerges from considering the parallels between Frankenstein and Blade Runner.” Compare how these texts explore disruption and identity. Frankenstein and BladeRunner both explore disruption and identity through the creators who have created life unethically and through the characters who were created and were abandoned. Shelley and Scott present the responder with a disrupted world where the relationships between nature and science and…

and find happiness and beauty in God's world not the humans world. “Not the sun or the summers alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight; for every hour and change corresponds to and authorizes a different state of mind, from breathless noon to grimmest midnight”(Emerson 1). Meanwhile, some people do value nature, but they don’t value it everyday throughout the year. Ralph Waldo Emerson believes people need to go out relax and enjoy nature no matter what time of the day or…