Loss Of Knowledge In Frankenstein
Inability to control/Knowledge:
The aspect of man’s inability to control his creation is influenced by his quest for greater knowledge. In Shelley’s Frankenstein, biblical references and archaic language are used to heighten the severity of transcendental undertones; “thou hast made me more powerful than thyself…I will be mild and docile to my natural lord and king.” This alludes to Victor as the divine creator and questions his motives in his attempt to conceive life. Victor has lost power over his creation, which contradicts Christian dictum. This implies the unquestionable, all-knowing Creator should be superior to his creation. This is Victor’s failure, as he loses dominance over the Monster, suggesting the prophetic destruction of mankind. This is exemplified by the Monster’s command, “You are my creator, but I am your master- obey!”
A similar notion can be seen in Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ with the chess match between Tyrell and Sebastian. While Tyrell utilises the black pieces, the Replicants, Roy and Sebastian, are represented by the white. This is symbolic of the fight of good- against- evil while the recreation of a game during the nineteenth-century sees the Replicants …show more content…
Consequently, he struggles to understand his existence and the responder can feel the rawness of his being; “I felt light, and hunger, and thirst, and darkness…various scents saluted me.” The alliteration of ‘scents saluted’ and the repetition of ‘and’ heightens the profound discovery of the Monster’s human qualities. The senses underline the notion that he started his life without pre-determined mental content, indicating that experience is the key to his existence. This point is highlighted by Victor; “whose existence depended on the life of the creator” whereby he confirms the Monster’s need for consummation with a “creature of another sex, but as hideous as
The aspect of man’s inability to control his creation is influenced by his quest for greater knowledge. In Shelley’s Frankenstein, biblical references and archaic language are used to heighten the severity of transcendental undertones; “thou hast made me more powerful than thyself…I will be mild and docile to my natural lord and king.” This alludes to Victor as the divine creator and questions his motives in his attempt to conceive life. Victor has lost power over his creation, which contradicts Christian dictum. This implies the unquestionable, all-knowing Creator should be superior to his creation. This is Victor’s failure, as he loses dominance over the Monster, suggesting the prophetic destruction of mankind. This is exemplified by the Monster’s command, “You are my creator, but I am your master- obey!”
A similar notion can be seen in Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’ with the chess match between Tyrell and Sebastian. While Tyrell utilises the black pieces, the Replicants, Roy and Sebastian, are represented by the white. This is symbolic of the fight of good- against- evil while the recreation of a game during the nineteenth-century sees the Replicants …show more content…
Consequently, he struggles to understand his existence and the responder can feel the rawness of his being; “I felt light, and hunger, and thirst, and darkness…various scents saluted me.” The alliteration of ‘scents saluted’ and the repetition of ‘and’ heightens the profound discovery of the Monster’s human qualities. The senses underline the notion that he started his life without pre-determined mental content, indicating that experience is the key to his existence. This point is highlighted by Victor; “whose existence depended on the life of the creator” whereby he confirms the Monster’s need for consummation with a “creature of another sex, but as hideous as