Similarities Between Frankenstein And Huckleberry Finn

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In every storm there is a lighthouse and in every cloud there is rain. The intricate stories of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald all tell narratives that are interlaced with both bleak and uplifting moments that diversify the emotions portrayed by the characters and make them more realistic. The common theme that unites these novels is that the authors of each book choose to select one sensation, be it cheerful or morose, to deliver their end. The benefit of this closure is that it gives the narrator a final connection with their reader. However, on a deeper level, it is apparent that elements

Yet why do I say this? I have myself been blasted in these hopes, yet another may succeed”(217-218).” While Victor has been sending the message that playing god and being ambitious will only lead to misfortune, there is a surprising transformation where in death Victor retracts his earlier statements and admits that others could succeed where he failed. Thus, through the sadness of Victor dying alone after creating the monster that murdered his family and his friend William, there is still internal resolution with himself as Victor comes to terms with his actions and their consequences. Additionally, as the Monster gazes upon Victor’s corpse, he announces that “‘...‘in his murder my crimes are consummated; the miserable series of my being is wound to a close! Oh Frankenstein! generous and self-devoted being! what does it avail that I now ask thee to pardon me?’”(219). It is evident that the Monster understands his culpability for claiming to exterminate all humans and for killing Victor’s companions. This alone is a considerable concession in the reconciliation process. Furthermore, the Monster asks Victor’s cadaver for a pardon, solidifying the

For instance, at the end of his adventures Huck impetuously asserts “... so there ain't nothing more to write about, and I am rotten glad of it, because if I’d a knowed what a trouble it was to make a book I wouldn’t a tackled it and ain’t agoing to no more. But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she’s going to adopt me and sivilize me and I can’t stand it. I been there before.” (262). Huck is very emotionally charged about not writing another chapter and this means that Huck will not narrate any more adventures. Thus, this story is the ultimate adventure for Huck, Tom and Jim, which carries a certain melancholy along with its finality because Huck will go on more adventures on his way to the territories, but Tom and Jim will be excluded from the experience. In addition to this, there is another sad realization that Huck is now on his own. Jim, having been recently freed, will go north or he will search for his family, Tom will go back home or stay with Aunt Sally, and only Huck will go to the territories. This means that his premature departure from the Sawyer’s house will not be followed by his companions and Huck will be left to his own