Breathless

years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Page 58-59). He was astonished at his achievement in creating life, but was not satisfied with how the creature reacted. Throughout the story, the focus lies on a creator that does not stop until he is…

Would you feel remorse if something you created turned out to be a murderous creature? Victor Frankenstein creates a horrible creature, then abandons it without taking care of it. Victor soon feels neglect for doing this because he faces the consequences that follow for his action of abandonment. Although the Monster is left to itself it quickly learns language and moral values.Victor Frankenstein sought forbidden knowledge to create a dross creature, however he soon faces the consequences such…

friends who were so many miles absent, and whom I had not seen for so long a time”-Page 53. Victor accomplishes his goal and, “became capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter.”-Page 49. However, “the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart”-Page 56. Shelley uses negative connotations ,“horror and disgust”, to prevail a repelled tone. The knowledge and power victor craved brought his world crashing down; “For this I had deprived myself from rest…

My passion for film evolved from all that i love in life, influencing me to dedicate my future to my dream, to design and create, enabling me to utilize my creative nature . I had never been interested in sports, and rarely ever attended extracurricular activities. I had no motivational drive to do anything with my life. in 8th grade i had to move 45 minutes from the house i had known my whole life, to a new one, with just my mom. i had to transfer schools that year which was really difficult…

1. Re-write a scene: Act I Scene V Lady Macbeth enters alone with a letter. LADY MACBETH: (reading) “Good news! One, the revolt is under control and we won the battle. And two, you’ll never guess. I saw three witches who could predict the future, yeah it sounds weird but it’s true. They disappeared in thin air and I stood rapt in wonder. Angus and Ross brought me out of my stupor and brought the good news that the King had named me Thane of Cawdor like the predictions of the weird sisters,…

Magical realism has many elements. One of the most common ones are the elements of the magical and the mundane interwoven seamlessly, the story is set in an otherwise ordinary world with familiar historical and/or cultural realities, and objects and setting within the story taking lives of their own in a way that is ordinary to the characters. These characteristics can be found in the following stories. Magical realism is the blend between reality and the extraordinary. Both texts, “A Very Old…

talented he was. However, he was very troubled due to his creature. After the creature had been born, Victor thought, “I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (39). Victor’s creature was horrendous to look at, had an IQ of a baby, and had ability to scare you out of your shoes. The creature tortured Victor and contributed to his death. The creature shows that he…

Gothic literary works have something that makes a man question and utilize the darkness to observe what should be found rather, than utilizing the light. Frankenstein, brought about by nineteen-year old Mary Shelley, may be the most renowned, most continuing creative work still talked about centuries later. Despite her huge success, Mary battled her own Frankenstein as her world began to disintegrate. It sort of started as a joke or a challenge but Mary took it very seriously; took…

Deference and Disdain: Reflective Essay Respect from society is essential for any position of power. This idea can be seen throughout history. Specifically, King Louis XVI gradually lost his power because France’s view of him was negative. France as a whole did not respect his skills as a leader and King Louis ultimately lost his power. Similarly, this idea of “respect equals power” is evident in William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies. In this realistic fiction novel about a group of…

The Mount Everest expedition, in the spring of 1996 was famous for the big storm and how many lives were lost. There were multiple team and many people that ascended the mountain at this time, with different intentions. Many of them go to say that they made it to the top, some want to be the first for their country and others are go up there for journalism or to just go up. In the novel Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer explains that this disaster had many actions take place that made all of the deaths…