I chose this quote because I believe it showed the theme of the stories in the book thus far‚ curiosity. With each of the four stories within the book they have all dealt with curiosity. My quote is referring to the curiosity that Snork and Moomintroll just couldn’t seem to ignore when they realized that the hat did magical things like turn you into other creatures. They decided they had to test their theory but on an enemy of course‚ “And now I think we’ll pour him into the hat‚” said Snork. “So
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that of a far dearer victim” (p. 169). This quote is foreboding that it will not be Victor whom the Creature intends to kill‚ but a person far dearer to Victor. This quote seems to apply to Elizabeth. It never directly says her name‚
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dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge‚ and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world‚ than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow." Here Victor is warning Walton against following his example. This quote expresses the regrets Victor holds towards the knowledge he grasped and shows that he would have rather been naïve or less knowledgeable. It seems as though Victor believes ignorance is blissful thinking. Walton- (pg. 27) “I spoke of my desire of
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Quote 1 "I the miserable and the abandoned‚ am an abortion‚ to be spurned at‚ and kicked‚ and trampled on." Pg: 231 In Walton’s final letter to his sister‚ Walton then regains control of the narrative‚ continuing the story in the form of letters. He tells her that he believes in the truth of Victor’s story. He retells the words that the monster speaks to him over Victor’s dead body. This eruption of angry self-pity as the monster questions the
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SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN: THE MODERN PROMETHEUS IS A GOTHIC NOVEL OR NOT ! For - Gothic | Against – Romantic Era | RevengeThe novel contains revenge because of the mentioning of the quote; “When I reflected on his crimes and malice‚ my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation. I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes‚ could I when there have precipitated him to their base. I wished to see him again‚ that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head and
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As his mind is clouded with anger‚ Frankenstein decides‚ through thoughts about Elizabeth and consideration for his own possible death‚ “not to fall before [his] enemy without a bitter struggle” (121). Although Victor reflects on the sorrow his “beloved Elizabeth” may experience if he dies
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Important quotes from Frankenstein “...an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.” – RW‚ P.7 “I shall certainly find no friend on the wide ocean‚” – RW‚ P.11 “We accordingly brought him back to the deck‚ and restored him to animation” – RW on VF‚ P.14 “...playful as a summer insect... lively as a bird... the most fragile creature” – VF on E‚ P.20 “‚ the first misfortune of my life occurred – an omen‚ as it were‚ of my future misery” – VF‚ P.25 “Thus ended a day memorable
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In the novel “Frankenstein” revenge is a lonesome path for the characters. Victor Frankenstein and the creature choose the path of revenge after they have suffered a lot of misfortune throughout their lives. Revenge is a path of pain that a person chooses to walk in order to cause pain and suffering to the other person. The creature whose heart was the kindest whenever he met a new person‚ was turned into a heartless creature. The creature who is on a path of revenge‚ has sworn revenge on Victor
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When Victor returned to his place of birth under strange circumstances involving the death of William Frankenstein‚ isolation is seen in his journey where he finds the monster he created almost six years before. As he strolls through the woods during a horrible storm everything is changed. “No one can conceive the anguish I suffered during the remainder of the night‚ which I spent‚ cold and wet‚ in the open air. But I did not feel the inconvenience of the weather; my imagination was busy in scenes
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world. With nothing more than a blank canvas we learn‚ adapt and do what we have to do to survive. We humans fall prey to our pride and obsessive minds which cause more harm than good; in this case this describes Victor Frankenstein. Born and raised in Geneva Victor Frankenstein had an everything handed to him on a silver platter. His father‚ Alphonse and mother Caroline Beaufort both cherished him like “their idol” (16) who was bestowed “on them by [the] heavens‚” (16) as they presented Elizabeth
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