Victor G. Atiyeh

sympathy of both Victor and the reader. The creature often refers to Frankenstein as "you, my creator": this doubled form of address does not only serve to remind Victor of the responsibility he bears for giving the creature life; it is also a complimentary title that implores him for help. As he speaks, the creature's syntax becomes almost Biblical in tone: he frequently uses the verb "shall," which has the ring of both prophecy and command. He is thus subtly informing Victor that he has no…

‘Mad, bad and dangerous’, how accurate is this description of Gothic villains in the texts studied? The quote ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’ was originally attributed to Lady Caroline Lamb in description of Lord Byron. The Romantic poet was infamous for his behaviour: excesses including huge debts, numerous affairs and aristocratic living. In the Gothic context, however, the concepts of ‘madness’, ‘evil’ and ‘danger’ take differing, more threatening forms. The role of the ‘villains’ in…

The novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley and first published in 1818, articulates the story of Victor Frankenstein, a man who was driven by ego to craft an immortal creature that ultimately brings his own destruction through the murder of his loved ones. The novel was written in the 1800s, where the accepted beliefs of gender roles had men and women delegated to separate spheres of belonging, with the female sphere centralized around the home and family. Mary Shelley’s argument is that…

Gender in Frankenstein In her novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley tells the terrifying tale of Victor Frankenstein whose fascination with Science leads to his constructing of a frightening monster. The novel goes through Victor’s journey from making the monster to realizing the horror he has unleashed into the world. However, there is much more to this story than the aspect of terror. Upon first glance, there seems to be an unequal dichotomy of men and women throughout the novel. The few female…

To better comprehend the nature of monsters two authors, take on different perspectives of monster culture. Stephan T. Asma demonstrates the personal experience of monsters in his piece “Extraordinary Beings.” While Scott Poole takes on the more educational stance in his piece “Monstrous Beginnings.” These two pieces are examples of presenting critical thinking through an emotional appeal to monster theory while providing logic to overall educate the reader on monster culture. The two authors…

The story Frankenstein is about a man named Victor Frankenstein and a monster that Victor created. Victor is a man that is upssed with science and one day took on the project of making a creature. This took Victor a long time but, he did eventually make the creature. The creature is the monster and started life in Victor's apartment which is where he was created. The monster leaves the apartment and explores the world while Victor tries to find the monster and end him.The monster forms an…

Gothic literature of the nineteenth century echoed the repressed fears held by individuals of the ideas introduced in the Enlightenment like an exhale. Tales of mad scientists dominated literature like a mirror into America’s psyche. In the early twentieth century filmmakers coincidentally, or intentionally caught onto the repressed fears individuals held in regards to the advancement of science and the decline of religion, and created a horror film empire on the topic. Upon the development of…

Frankenstein: The Result of Too Much Ambition The 1818 story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and his over desire to create life from death. After having a normal upbringing, Victor’s life turns upside down when his creature creates more problems than expected. It’s a story of caution, as that begins in the present and flashes back to see where Victor went wrong. The book has many themes, one of the biggest being ambition. It asks, when is too much ambition…

poverty of the working class, Shelley wrote Frankenstein to challenge the presence of cultural inhumanity. Shelley’s novel chronicles the life of scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose studies and ambition lead to the creation of a living being out of the remains of humans and animals. Immediately after giving life to this new creature, Victor shuns it as monstrous and flees, leaving the monster on his own in a society that fears him due to his outward appearance. Therefore, while the monster…

in Frankenstein “Solitude was my only consolation – deep, dark, deathlike solitude.” In chapters 9 and 10 Victor Frankenstein isolates himself from his family and all the people that reminded him of the monster that he has created. We also see isolation in the creation of Frankenstein’s monster in chapters 11 and 12. Isolation is the state of being separated from other people. Victor Frankenstein and the monster isolated themselves from society, but for different reasons and it has…