Raising Victor Vargas

the birth scene foretold the horror feeling that Victor would have towards the creature that he has created. The birth scene started “on a dreary night in November” (pg. 83), with “rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out” (pg. 83). From the first paragraph of the birth scene readers can tell that the creature that he has made would not be of his likings, because the environment around him is dull and sad,…

mortal enemy. After Victor Frankenstein creates this creature, he leaves it alone and hopes that it will perish. However, the creature gains consciousness of his surroundings, of his creator, and of the history of the world he was thrust into. As the creature began to gain consciousness and finds the letters that his creator had written about him, he came to terms with his unfortunate position on the planet. He then realized that none of this would have happened if it were not for Victor…

In many ways, the monster sees Victor represented in Paradise Lost’s God, a ruler who “sole reigning holds the tyranny of heaven” (Paradise Lost), represented to the monster as a place where love, acceptance,and companionship would be readily available. He, cast down from heaven much…

Introduction “Journey to the Center of the Earth” by Jules Verne is a novel that truly dives the reader into the center of the earth through striking portrayals, itemized clarifications, and the "eye witnessed" records of the storyteller. On the most fundamental level, Journey is an experience story, a story of the hindrances, experiences, and ponders. The unpredictable researcher Professor Hardwigg discovers headings to the center of the earth in an old book and sets out, alongside his nephew…

The gift of life is widely sought, but at what price? There are consequences for every action, and in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein learns this lesson the hard way. After giving life to a creature of his making, Victor is sent into a downward spiral of terrible events. Likewise, in the myths of ancient Greece, the Titan Prometheus creates humans - provoking a string of misfortune onto himself. The relation between these two characters is not a coincidence however; the…

In the 1931 film Frankenstein directed by James Whale, the scene when the monster of Dr. Frankenstein’s creation comes to life, it is important both cinematically and thematically. The creation of the monster by Dr. Frankenstein sets the tone for the rest of the film and is carefully created to capture and scare the audience. In the scene of creation, many cinematic elements are used by Whale to enhance the dramatic effect and fear of the scene as a whole. When Dr. Frankenstein is ready to…

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, she writes of a beast going against his creator. While created to better humanity, the beast goes on to destroy his creator life. Shelleys work provides an example of unintended consequences. Examples of advancement leading to unintended consequences can been seen throughout history. A recent example is the digitization of sources and music. Before the 1990’s, the music and books would have to be bought physically, but the creation of the internet has facilitated…

letters describe what Walton wants to accomplish in the North Pole and how lonely he feels on this adventure. In his last letter he tells her about a mysterious man who they rescued while he was freezing in the middle of the north pole. After this man, Victor Frankenstein, is slightly revived, he begins his long story about the journey he took to get to this point. The story begins with his childhood and he tells Walton about his fascination with science and about how he wanted to revive the…

Victor and the monster are painted as two completely different individuals at the beginning of the novel, but as the novel goes on, they both begin to demonstrate similarities. The theme of playing God by taking matters of life and death into the character’s own hands occurs at multiple points throughout the plot. Victor and his creation are also similar because they both want to find love and comfort in the form of a companion of their own kind. The monster wants a female partner with whom…

The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a story about the folly of man-kind in the dangers of technological innovation without thought for repercussions. The follies arrogance, ignorance, and negligence find their way into the plot, and affect the outcomes of the novel. To begin, Frankenstein shows the folly arrogance. Upon hearing that the monster would be with him on his wedding night, Frankenstein immediately pitied Elizabeth and assumed she would grieve over his death, when really the…