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Comparing Frankenstein And A Rose For Emily

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Both literary works of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley and “A Rose for Emily” written by William Faulkner demonstrate how acts of passion can lead characters to degeneration, ultimately reflecting the journey of the fall from the establishment to the other. Pride is a passion that is characterized as an overwhelming arrogance that clouds logic, believing that the normal rules of civilization do not apply to oneself. Degeneration is the process of decline or deterioration reflected through aspects of the physical, mental, spiritual, and moral domains. Shelley and Faulkner’s use of passion within the attribute of pride drives characters of Frankenstein and Miss Emily into their degeneration, demonstrating to readers how unchecked pride leads …show more content…

Pride is a passion for the seven deadly sins, which Frankenstein demonstrates by creating the monster. Frankenstein challenges the power of God by believing that the ability to create life is an ability that Frankenstein can also possess, disregarding the hierarchy that God has over humans. Therefore, Frankenstein believes the idea that the rules of civilization do not apply to himself, with the desire to possess forbidden knowledge. Enthralled with the capability of his discoveries, Frankenstein fails to see the atrocity of his actions and views the breaking of a social norm as an epiphany, without truly understanding the negative consequences of his actions. Frankenstein demonstrates his passion for science to an extreme where his arrogance allows him to not see the faults in creating new life. After Frankenstein sees the monster alive for the first time, he falls into a long period of physical degeneration, fainting and becoming sick with hallucinations for two years after this initial creation. This physical degeneration serves to the inner feelings of guilt of what Frankenstein has done, reflected in an illness. Despite the physical deterioration of Frankenstein, he further continues to follow actions of pride rather than logic, which continues to show his fall in the

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In the Gothic Novel, Frankenstein, by Mary W. Shelley, the moral conscience of the two main characters, Victor Frankenstein and the Creature is a prominent theme throughout the novel. The novel explores the consequences of reckless ambition and the responsibilities that come with creating life. Victor's ambition and the subsequent abandonment of his creation lead to devastating outcomes, while the Creature's yearning for acceptance and love exposes the dark side of human nature. Through the contrasting experiences of Victor and the Creature, Mary Shelley highlights the importance of moral conscience and the consequences of failing to exercise it. Both Victor and the Creature exhibit moral conscience by acknowledging the ungodly actions they do throughout the novel.

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In the novel "Frankenstein" the moral conscience of the main character Victor Frankenstein can be questioned several times. In several instances Victor Frankenstein puts his loved one's lives in danger throughout the entire novel. Also Victor Frankenstein sometimes feels little or no remorse from his actions that harm the people close to him. Victor Frankenstein never fully realizes that all of the horrendous events that happen to him and his loved ones stem from his creation of the monster he made at Ingolstadt. It is Victor Frankenstein's lack of a balanced moral conscience that leads to much of the tragedy in Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein".

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In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor is fascinated by the creation and decay of life and is relentless to create him one, but turns out to be a horrifying nightmare by bringing a monster into the world. One's desire can be so great that it blinds people from the things in life they truly care about, but would not know till it is gone. Victor Frankenstein goes from an arrogant man who only thinks about his only desires to a guilt ridden man who wants to protect others after his mistake killed innocent people. Victor Frankenstein is an arrogant man who only thinks about his only desires and does not care about what people says. Since he is spoiled by his family by giving him gifts like Elizabeth “as his- his to protect, love, and cherish” (30).

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In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley the reader can see a great sense of pride throughout the whole story. This pride is shown from the main character Victor Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein thinks very highly of himself and considers himself above the rest. He states that he thinks he is an “Arabian who had been buried with the dead and found a passage to life aided only by one glimmering, ineffectual light”(Shelley 39). As the reader can see, he does think of himself as something great.

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Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, shows how a character who is portrayed as a tragic hero, in the beginning, can become the monster in the end. Victor and the Monster in Mary Shelley’s captivating novel showed how rival enemies share striking similarities. The similarities between the two tragic characters are driven by their dreary isolation from the secluded world. A large difference is that they were both raised in two completely different environments but understood the meaning of isolation. Physical differences are more noticeable rather than their personalities.

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“At first I started back, unable to believe that it was indeed I who was reflected in the mirror; and when I became fully convinced that I was in reality the monster that I am, I was filled with the bitterest sensations of despondence and mortification”(Shelley 80). The Creation of Frankenstein woke up in a world of hate. Since he looked different, the Monster never fit in with normal people. He would become isolated and feared because of his looks. Because the Monster was a hideous creation from Frankenstein, he was isolated and hated by his looks and behaved in an ethical manner when he began his path of vengeance.

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On the other hand, Frankenstein was able to obtain love much easier than the creature. Although it was easier for Victor, he shows his desire for love in a letter he wrote to his father; “My dear father, re-assure yourself. I love my cousin tenderly and sincerely. I never saw any woman who excited; as Elizabeth does, my warmest admiration and affection my future hopes and prospects are entirely bound up in the expectation of our union” (Shelley 108). Here Frankenstein’s love for his Elizabeth is displayed and characterizes his desire for love.

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