Paradise Lost

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…

In What is a Monster, Peter Brooks claims that the story of this ugly, larger-than-life, monstrous body raises complex questions of motherhood, fatherhood, gender, and narrative. He says that in Frankenstein, a monstrous body is created that brings about many questions concerning if the monster will be treated differently by society. The story brings up question of what a monster really is and how it relates to the story Frankenstein. The narrative structure of Frankenstein involves different…

This passage from Frankenstein is a key part of the stories meaning because it highlights the issue of what to think of the creature. It comes at the end of the story after Frankenstein finally reaches his limits and becomes the creature’s last victim. The passage causes reflection on the question that comes up when the monster tells his story, what makes him a monster. Is it because his evil deeds that were spurred on by despair and loneliness. Is he a beast that should be hated or should this…

the chocolate factory, which is symbolic of a child’s heaven. In the end, Charlie represents Everyman, by being granted the factory. Even though he has committed a small sin, he ultimately was forgiven by God (or in this case Willy Wonka) and given paradise which is the answer to Charlie’s poverty. Mel Stuart creates a child’s dreamland within the main chocolate room of the factory. The children in the movie were not to see the chocolate room until the moment of shooting the scene. Their actions…

Victor’s obsession with science clouded his judgment causing great suffering in his personal life. Events in his life that show his clouded judgment include: abandoning the monster he created, letting a close family friend die to conceal his secret at all costs, and destroying the companion he had promised to make for the monster. Victor Frankenstein grew up in a very supportive and wealthy home. Frankenstein lived as an only child until the age of five. At this age, Victor’s mother decided…

Ali Kudia Ms. Patricia AP Lit 9/25/15 Historical and Literary Allusions Paper Let's begin with a definition of an "allusion." An allusion is a reference in a literary work that references something else without saying so directly. Often, but not always, allusions are cultural or political references. However, allusions in Western literature will often be related to mythology, the Bible, and other well-known works of literature. In Dante Alighieri’s Inferno (Cantos XVIII) there are not many…

“Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell.” Florence Welch belts out in a beautifully deep voice. In an instant, she’s rendered the ideals of both Heaven and Hell as insignificant, trivial delusions. She’s singing about the way she feels when she’s in love. This human emotion she’s experiencing is so much more remarkable than anything to be experienced in the afterlife. If love is sweeter than heaven, and hotter than hell, then what is there to look…

In Christianity, Lucifer is a fallen angel who was cast out of Heaven and condemned to Hell. Lucifer has been referred to by many names, including the Devil and Satan, which means adversary. Lucifer has appeared in many different texts in different forms. Recently, he has appeared on two modern television shows, the CW’s Supernatural and Fox’s Lucifer in different roles. Since it first appeared on air in 2005, Supernatural has established a rich mythology regarding monsters, demons, and angels…

In "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, demonstrates the challenges and dangers of gaining too much knowledge. The misuse of knowledge can bring negative effects since it would interfere with nature, have failures on the use of the knowledge, and bring tragedies to people or society. In addition, the consequences of going out of the ordinary can be permanent or have bad effects. For instance, in "Frankenstein" it explains how Victor Frankenstein played God and created a monster that later on in…

Figment of Truth In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, self deception eclipses Victor Frankenstein and clouds his judgment of reality. When Victor successfully animates the Creation, Victor is motivated by fictional destiny. However, as the Creation murders Victor’s family and friends, including Henry Clerval, destiny reverses its triumph on Victor. Victor begins to face consequences and seek vengeance while being under the spell of his assumed fate. Victor Frankenstein’s self deception fabricates…