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Allusions In Frankenstein

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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is a novel that incorporates religious morals, scientific perspectives and political ideologies in a way that no other horror novel can. Whether it be paganist allusions reflecting morals from Paradise Lost; the cycle of the creator and the condemnations of his creation. Or the correlations with The Myth of Prometheus; the creator being punished for his creation. This remarkable piece intrudes the reader's mind with concepts like: alchemy, chemistry and electricity. The novel’s main character Victor decides to bring back the dead and create a creature of his own. Victor had dreams. He wanted his creation to push society forward, contribute to the development of modern science and improve the quality …show more content…

Krempe encouraged Victor to study modern science and natural philosophy. Victor fell in love with the idea of creating life from scratch. After his depthful research, he gathered his instruments and started working. That night Victor met his creature. When Victor came to his senses, He realised that this experiment was a mistake. Looking at his creature with disgust and hate not only disturbed Victor but disturbed the monster as well. This is where the nature vs nurture theory kicks in. Was the creature always a ‘monster’ ? Or did he become a monster because he was treated as if he was one? When the monster first opened his eyes he was neutral to his creator. Nature gave victor his punishment. He was cursed by nature for his endless greed. Yet the monster was punished for his existence ? The monster followed Victor everywhere he went and slaughtered many innocent relatives of Victor. Granted the monster wanted a companion. Yet how could the Victor create another wretched monster that may despise him as well. What if the two monsters he had formed a race of their own, dooming mankind for eternity. Victor disagreed with the monster. Though he practically murdered his beloved wife on her wedding night, he could have ended the human race as

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But as the monster continued to explain himself, and the horrors that he has had to go through, Victors seems to open up to the idea of creating another monster. As I read the dialogue of the two characters it seemed as the monster was threatening Victor but was also trying to explain himself to clear the monsters reputation. I don’t think that Victor would have agreed to the monsters request if the monster wouldn’t have promised to move away from humans with

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Victor builds the monster, disregarding any potential consequences, and begins the process of bringing it to life. As soon as it awakens, Victor, “ … escaped, and rushed down stairs. I took refuge in the courtyard belonging to the house which I inhabited…”(Shelley 60). Victor runs away from his newly born monster, not considering the repercussions of his actions. At this point the monster had not been any sort of a threat to Victor, but his irrationality led him to distance the monster from himself.

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Victor violated natural law by combining parts of multiple human beings to create a monster that he had no regard to how he would behave, resemble or feel. Him giving life to something that was once dead is another reason why the blame was on him. If Victor didn’t create the monster and then abandon it the monster wouldn’t have went on to commit his crimes. In some ways Victor thought of himself as a sort of god after he created the monster and maybe by giving the monster life he thought it would be able to take care of itself. Victor only thought that the monster was hideous and didn’t want to deal with him.

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Earlier in the book the Monster says: "I am alone and miserable. Only someone as ugly as I am could love me,". So this tells me that the monster knows nobody can love him unless they are just like he is, that he has given up on all hope for someone to love him, which is why he is determined to find Victor because he is the only one who can help the Monster. I believe that Victor made the right decision by destroying the female monster he had created for the Monster, because eventually they both would have lead a path of destruction then everyting falling back on Victor because he created them. But in another sense it's almost as Victor owes it to the Monster because the day the Monster was created Victor left him to be alone and nobody to care or teach him.

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Victor would stop at nothing to finish his project and became so obsessed that he was isolated from his family and friends. His way of collecting lifeless matter for his creation is unethical and morally wrong. Eventually, he is punished for his actions: “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.” (pg.56) Additionally, extreme devotion to the building of his creation caused Victor mental distress due to the fact that he neglected his own needs in order to work exclusively on the creature: “I had deprived myself of rest and health.”

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Introduction First published in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein busted its way into popularity as one of the first science-fiction novels. As Shelley trudged her way into the literary canon, Frankenstein’s preliminary success was surpassed by a wave of Frankenstein-esque characters. Shelley’s great influence and success caused a whirlwind of Frankenstein references throughout pop culture. The many allusions to Frankenstein in pop culture arguably molded the text into a cult classic; inevitably making it’s mark on literature and the arts for centuries. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein influenced and inspired numerous beloved characters, portrayals, and adaptations in America’s pop culture.

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The hunt for the creature was caused by Victor’s realization of how his power in science and creating life causes impractical behavior and horrific

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Victor was a self-taught scientist, and he contained a God-like complex. All of Victor’s knowledge came from his hours of pouring over books from his family’s library. Victor made his creation because he wanted to be known for his mastering of science. Reasoning behind Victor’s God-like complex is tied into the fact that Victor felt isolated. Even with his family, Victor felt as if he were by himself and no one understood him.

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The monster tells Victor of his feelings when he states, “You can blast my other passions, but revenge remains…I may die, but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery.” (153) After months and months of the monster trying to connect with the world, he eventually realizes that the efforts are worthless and vows to do to his creator what his creator did to him. To make Victor isolated would give him the same curse the monster has suffered through for its entire new life. Later, the creature asks himself, “Why, in that instant, did I not extinguish the spark of existence which you had so wantonly bestowed?” The creature easily could kill Victor if that was his desire but its real desire was to make Victor suffer as the monster did.

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When the monster came to life, he actually frightened Victor. Reading the story might be hard to tell who is the real monster at first, but you will finally see that Victor was the real monster. He created this creature without the essentials of life. Without love and companionship, as well as a role model, it can be very difficult to raise yourself into good instead of evil. The monster didn’t have any of those which are reasons why he was considered to be evil, but if he had those essentials of life, could he have been good?

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This shows the humanity in the monster and his tendency to be amiable. He was also able to learn from his mistakes. For example, the creature realized that he needed to stop stealing the family’s supplies after he noticed how much they needed them. Victor, however, didn’t learn from his mistake of creating the monster, and created another. The monster also refers to the family in the cabin as “[his] friends” when they didn’t know of his existence (103).

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When Victor abandons him, the Creature attempts to live alone and learn how others live. The people hindered his attempts with their harsh reactions and obvious fear of the Creature. He secluded himself from society and lived in the woods near a little cottage where a family lived. For a while, he stole wood and food from them until he learned their financial hardships and then he started helping them. He observed the family and began learning through them.

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Victor creates the Creature, but there are many situations throughout the novel where the Monster displays as the victim. He seeks love from different people, but everyone treats him bad. His anger towards his father drives him to kill Victor’s family. The Monster later feels devastated for the murders he commits. All the monster wants is love.

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A majority of his friends and family are now dead. Unfortunately, Victor lost sight of what he truly loved, and it cost him dearly. Starting out, Victor was fascinated with science and obsessed over the secret of life. Learning everything he could at the university at Ingolstadt, he had finally obtained the proper knowledge to make an attempt at creating life, and so he did. This was his first step towards alienation of his family.

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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a gothic novel that tells the story of scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his obsession with creating human life. This leads him to creating a gruesome monster made of body-parts stolen from grave yards, whom upon discovering his hideousness, the monster seeks revenge against his creator, causing Victor to regret the creation of his monster for the rest of his life. Shelley uses the literary elements of personification, imagery, and similes to give a vivid sense and visualization of Victor Frankenstein’s thoughts and feelings as well as to allow us to delve deeper into the monster’s actions and emotions. Throughout the novel, Shelley uses personification of various forces and objects to reflect the effect in Victor’s actions.

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