Shelley v. Kraemer

Shelley concludes the narrative by expressing the regrets of Victor once he realized the trail of destruction that was left in his path. Over the course of the novel, Victor adopts a more loving tone once his creature vowed to inflict pain over his loved ones. This phenomenon is illustrated through the deaths of Henry Clerval, which caused him to obtain a “fever...for two months on the point of death,” and his wife Elizabeth that invoked a sense of “agony of despair” within him, resulting in…

The Creature as he begins his life in a state of confusion: “a strange multiplicity of sensations seized me” (Shelley 68), but slowly he begins to imagine a control over it, and enters into the Imaginary stage. As he walks around his new world, the Creature discovers that “no obstacles which I could not either surmount or avoid” (Shelley 68). He overcomes the obstructions he faces and perceives himself to have dominion over them, as they do not hinder his advances. Furthermore, the fact that…

Humans cannot function without friendship. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelly emphasizes that all beings seek intimate companionship. She demonstrates this through the desires and deep ceded feelings of both Walton and the Creature. Walton craves a friend in whom he could confide in. While on his journey, Walton writes to his sister Margaret about how he has everything he needs for a successful mission, except for a friend. He writes that when he “is glowing with the enthusiasm of success, there is…

What makes someone a monster? Is it a ghastly appearance, is it when a person inflicts seemingly impossible pain onto others, or is it just a title reserved for the select few that inspire such terror and fear in man that it is easier to mythologize them as a inhuman beast rather than a human? In the novel A Personal Matter by Kenzaburo Oe only a handicapped child born with a brain hernia is ever referred to as a monster. The novel’s main story is about the journey of the father of this monster…

Frankenstein In the novel Frankenstein, we are introduced to the main character of the story, Victor Frankenstein. Dr. Frankenstein is the creator of the infamous monster in the book. The sole purpose of him creating a new life form was so that he could better benefit mankind. However, after Frankenstein created the monster, he became appalled at how hideous this new life form came out. And because Dr. Frankenstein wasn’t appreciative of how his creation was, he completely wanted to reject it.…

Throughout Ayn Rand’s Anthem, reader's watch the main character, Prometheus, develop. Prometheus lives in a Dystopian future, where the government limits and destroys the idea of individuality. Minimizing both men and women, every citizen is equal to each other. Prometheus understands that his “sins and transgressions” are what made him an individual and they separate himself from others around him. Prometheus discovers his individuality through his intelligence, curiosity, and determination.…

the monsters unnaturalness and unsightly appearance, he was always denied also ran from. Although the monster was able to develop language, emotion, and other human characteristics, the society still rejected him because of stereotypes and looks. Shelley is trying to create…

Neither Frankenstein nor his monster are particularly admirable. Frankenstein created then abandoned the new life without a second thought, the monster single handedly killed at least three people. However of the two, only one had to learn the lessons of life on his own. After abandonment by his father, the monster wondered on his own for an unspecified time. He had to learn to speak, think, and be kind to others on his own. Doctor Frankenstein’s fascination with life, death and the barrier…

Throughout John Gardner’s Grendel and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it is evident that the main characters represent the same figure in each novel. Although Grendel is a figure from an old epic, Gardner’s novel depicts the bitter war with Hrothgar from Grendel’s modernized position. Similarly, Shelley’s novel recounts the monster’s plot to make Frankenstein suffer with a detailed emphasis on the monster’s prior experiences and feelings. The focus on, or inclusion of, the antagonists’ point of…

American Romanticism, Transcendentalism, and Dark Romanticism flourished in the early to mid 1800s. This type of literature is characterized by including nature and countryside living, emotional reasoning, traditional folklore, strange and supernatural occurrences, and youthful innocence. The movie “Into the Woods” is a mixture of several commonly known folktales that are told to children such as “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Cinderella”.“In these folktales, there are many characteristics of…