An Analysis Of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein '
Noor Saket
S00032848
Prof. Hanan Muzaffar
ENGL 309
10 Oct. 2016
R&R on Shelly’s Frankenstein The first thing that I have noticed while reading Frankenstein is its simple writing style. Unlike Wollstonecraft’s and Wordsworth’s works, the sentences are of moderate length and simple diction. One of my favorite lines is by Victor Frankenstein: “My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path” (P 9). I find this quote is important because it urges the reader to achieve his/her goals and to establish a reputation for themselves; for it is important to feel pleased with oneself and his/her situation or achievements: self-glory.
In page 22, Victor Frankenstein criticizes his father’s inefficient method of censuring Agrippa’s book by advising him to “do not waste your time” and describing the book as a “sad trash,” instead of explaining the reasons why the said book is unworthy of reading (P 22). Therefore, he blames his father for his inclination towards unrealistic and supernatural sciences of the ancients. However, later on, when Victor askes his father about the phenomena behind thunderstorms, the father took pains in explaining it. From these two opposite scenes, …show more content…
I believe that Victor’s father’s indifference and enthusiasm are tools in the fate hands, not mere coincident. This believe is supported by an –unidentified—accident that prevented Victor from attending lectures on modern sciences, that may –or may not—have prevented him from perusing his project; he says that “By some fatality I did not feel inclined to commence the study of any modern system . . .” (P 24). Therefore, it was meant for Victor to create his monster, because “there’s no such thing as coincidence. There are no accidents in life. Everything that happens is the result of a calculated move that leads us to where we are” (J.M.
S00032848
Prof. Hanan Muzaffar
ENGL 309
10 Oct. 2016
R&R on Shelly’s Frankenstein The first thing that I have noticed while reading Frankenstein is its simple writing style. Unlike Wollstonecraft’s and Wordsworth’s works, the sentences are of moderate length and simple diction. One of my favorite lines is by Victor Frankenstein: “My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path” (P 9). I find this quote is important because it urges the reader to achieve his/her goals and to establish a reputation for themselves; for it is important to feel pleased with oneself and his/her situation or achievements: self-glory.
In page 22, Victor Frankenstein criticizes his father’s inefficient method of censuring Agrippa’s book by advising him to “do not waste your time” and describing the book as a “sad trash,” instead of explaining the reasons why the said book is unworthy of reading (P 22). Therefore, he blames his father for his inclination towards unrealistic and supernatural sciences of the ancients. However, later on, when Victor askes his father about the phenomena behind thunderstorms, the father took pains in explaining it. From these two opposite scenes, …show more content…
I believe that Victor’s father’s indifference and enthusiasm are tools in the fate hands, not mere coincident. This believe is supported by an –unidentified—accident that prevented Victor from attending lectures on modern sciences, that may –or may not—have prevented him from perusing his project; he says that “By some fatality I did not feel inclined to commence the study of any modern system . . .” (P 24). Therefore, it was meant for Victor to create his monster, because “there’s no such thing as coincidence. There are no accidents in life. Everything that happens is the result of a calculated move that leads us to where we are” (J.M.