Bride of Frankenstein

We have finally finished this novel and it was nothing like I had expected. I never expected to feel sympathy for the creature, but he is the only character that I felt sympathy for at all. I agree with Harold Bloom that the reader’s sympathy lies with the creature for a number of different reasons. I would find it hard to believe that Victor could receive any sympathy from the reader because of his cowardice and selfish acts. Sympathy lies with the creature because he was created without a…

Haunted by the manmade horrors of science and the initial human fear of isolation, the gothic novel, Frankenstein, written enchantingly by Mary W. Shelley, mainly takes place in Geneva, Switzerland. Shelley follows two main characters throughout the novel in which they both experience the disturbing repercussions of isolation. Frankenstein mainly spotlights Victor Frankenstein, a young and brilliant scientist, who has discovered the path to creating life through chemistry and alchemy. Working…

The reoccurring theme of repressed or forbidden desires in Frankenstein mirror those of the gothic literary style, specifically the ways in which it leads to the decay of the protagonist’s psyche. Mary Shelley’s gothic science fiction novel, published 1818, presents a male protagonist whose obsession with scientific discovery leads to his own mental and physically destruction. Frankenstein, on first glance, is a sexless novel, which is peculiar for a gothic novel. However, the ways in which…

happen to them. I wanted to talk about this because there are people on earth that have done this, I want to let people know what could happen if they did it and hopefully stop them from making a huge mistake. In the novel ¨Frankenstein¨ there is a character named Victor Frankenstein and he had a desire to create something new. He wanted to restore life to an inanimate object. But from him trying to fulfill his desire, his personality changes over time. So, sit back and relax as I tell what…

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein. Throughout Victor’s young life he has been fascinated with several different forms of the sciences. He has a great knowledge in this area, and this leads to him having arrogance in his abilities. After Victor sees a tree struck by lightning he decides to study Galvanism. Victor spends years going to the slaughter house and gathering pieces for his creation. Victor worries more about if he can do this, rather than if…

heights is enough to fill a man’s heart.” Those who live by Camus’s transcendentalist views of enjoying the journey rather than the glorification of the end result will lead to a joyous way of living. Within Mary Shelley’s renowned novel, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein, a representation of the madness that evolves around the desire to succeed in doing the impossible, is mangled by the hardships that come with completing the unimaginable task of creating a chimera. Although written in 1818,…

her husband and questioned her life without him. Soon she found that the only thing she could do to support herself was to write. Writing helped her to cope with pain and open her mind. Success came to Shelley as a play opened called The Fate of Frankenstein at the English Opera House. She then published several writings, including a biography about Lord Byron and a book of her husband’s poetry. Shelley would spend the next twenty years writing everything from novels to encyclopedias. By the…

What Could Possibly Go Wrong? In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein does the unthinkable. Using his vast knowledge in science, he successfully brings life to an inanimate object. Although this is a great accomplishment, Frankenstein commits several crimes during his process which interfere with religion, along with the idea of God. Religion, during the 1800s, is a crucial part of life, as it gives people hope and something to believe in. Everyone during the 1800s…

In the absence of human nature, where must an individual find solace in society? Mary Shelley ponders the answer to this ceaseless question in the novel Frankenstein. In doing so, she unveils the original conception of evil and the perils of societal rejection. While "the instruments of life" may promise existence, Shelley asserts that "a spark of being" cannot imbue a lifeless creature with the ability to civilize itself (Shelley 58). The scientific realm of thought will always fail without…

or scary abnormalities. In Mary Shelley’s famous novel Frankenstein, the readers are introduced to a different kind of monster. One with the ability to think, feel, and, potentially, love. Nevertheless, he is still different from the average human, often described as “wretched” (Shelley 77). He resembles his human creator in many ways, save for his large stature, near-superhuman abilities, and horrendous appearance. So, it begs the…