EUREKA Prometheus Project

The mythical story of Prometheus involves the creation of man from mud and clay. Prometheus then stole fire from the other gods and gave it to humans, much out of disrespect to Zeus. Zeus argued that humans are more suited for not knowing some things, as it makes them have respect for the gods, however Prometheus did not listen (Stripling 18). The fire from Prometheus gave humans a meaning for life and somewhat freed them from being dependent on the gods. Prometheus thought the fire would make…

At the first read The Modern Prometheus may appear a peculiar name for a book such as Frankenstein. This is because a scientist who brings life to a creature who becomes set to destroy him and a Greek Titan that gave mankind fire. One must delve a little deeper to reveal the truth behind the name and how Mary Shelley cleverly intertwined one of the most famous Greek myths with what was to become one of the most well known Gothic books of all time, Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus.Though…

In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley often will allude to personal experiences that have happened in her own life. She takes the events of her own life and reflects them through Victor, the monster, and other events in the novel. Examples of this include the deaths of innocent people in the novel, influence of parents, abandonment of a loved one, and how the creation of the novel, Frankenstein, is very similar to Victor’s creation of the creature (Shelley 43). Mary Shelley’s life is death…

On the surface, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is a novel about science going too far. Diving deeper, there were recurring themes about religion and mythology as Frankenstein tried to take on the role of God. Victor wanted to learn the secrets of immortality by creating life but did not think of the consequences, leading to his tragic downfall. He believed that knowledge was the greatest power to obtain, however, his pursuit of it, Victor disrupted the balance between nature and science, making…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the parallel it establishes between itself and the ancient Greek myth of Prometheus. In this gothic novel, a titan named Prometheus, a notable trickster amongst his fellow celestial beings, bestowed the gift of fire and metalworking to the race of men of the earth; in response to his actions, Zeus, the most powerful of the gods, brought punishment down on Prometheus in the form of lifelong torment. In almost every way, Shelley modeled the plot of Frankenstein such…

among humankind even from his own creator due to his physical appearance and his creator then suffers horrible consequences while his monster lives and roams the Earth. In the story of Prometheus, it gives us a story that results in horrible consequences as well. Frankenstein is also known to be modern Prometheus. I will continue to describe how the stories relate to an oppressed group or modern issue in society today, which deals…

“Metamorphosis” is a novella written by Franz Kafka and published in 1915. It is about a story of Gregor Samsa, the protagonist, who awakes one morning from a dream and finds himself transformed into a gigantic insect. “Metamorphosis” is divided into three chapters: the first chapter is about the transformation and reaction of Gregor, the second chapter is about the family tries to accommodate him after his transformation and the final chapter is about the family ignores his existence until his…

story of Prometheus as they are both creators that go against God, that only lead to their own destruction. In the story of the wise Prometheus, he was the creator of mankind and taught them art. In Frankenstein, Victor was the creator of a monster when it says on page 51, “Nor could I consider the magnitude and complexity of my plan as any argument of its impracticality. It was with these feelings that I began the creation of a human being.” When fire was taken away from the humans Prometheus…

In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, the character Victor Frankenstein is very interested into philosophy which brought his desire to bring death to life. As Victor worked to his maximum energy to create a human he soon realized he's done. However, when the creature came to life victor was shocked but fearful of what he has done. Then Victor deserted his creature who then lived a stressful and isolated life. The opinion of whether the creature is human or not is very straightforward. Two…

Education is a large concept discussed within Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus. However, education within the novel is not discussed in a contemporary sense, insead using it to convey the concepts of irregular education, scientific discovery, and the importance of learning about one self. Throughout Frankenstein education is discussed in a variety of sense mainly in the forms of differing self learning and the use of self-learning to propel yourself forward.…