Frankenstein Journal Assignment Robert Walton Walton writes to his sister‚ Margaret Saville‚ about his voyage to the North Pole‚ which plans him to leave St. Petersburg‚ Russia for Archangel. He finds a ship and gathers men to sail with him‚ but realizing that he is lonely and longs for a friend. When the ship is stuck on ice‚ his crew sees a giant figure passing by on a dog sled and a man who looks exhausted. They take the man aboard for Walton to nurse him and to communicate with him for
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Mary Shelley The Creature in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus” needs a companionship as every ordinary human. Every man needs a woman‚ who will able to share moments of happiness and sadness‚ a woman who will be able to share thoughts and of course a woman who will be able to love a man. In this case the Creature needs a bride. But the problem is that the Creature from the “Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus” is not a human. So can human rights and needs
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Characters’ Identity in Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a story about a scientist and the monster that he created. The scientist and the monster in the story keep trying to find their places in the society. In the story‚ one of main topics is the pursuit of self-definition. Victor Frankenstein is the scientist who creates the monster. When he discovers he has the ability to give life to death‚ he is excited and his body is full of energy to pursue his goal. Victor described his excitement:
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Frankenstein was very fond of natural philosophy because philosophy means the love of wisdom. He found a volume of works by Cornelius Agrippa‚ an ancient philosopher‚ by chance. In fact‚ Frankenstein is committed to Agrippa’s theory. Due to Agrippa‚ he found something that was entirely new to him. He not only felt delighted in finding such a stunning volume of works‚ but also became enthusiastic over it. Even though his father did not think Agrippa’s theory was useful for Frankenstein‚ he still
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in which he and his family lived. Shelley opens her book “Frankenstein‚” with a bittersweet setting which slowly turns into a horrific tragedy. Frankenstein lives a happy life until he finds himself in love with the idea of creating life. This desire consumes him until he is successful. Shelley portrays Frankenstein’s addiction in many different ways. The theme of dangerous knowledge is very powerful in the book. Eventually‚ Frankenstein destroys everything that is important in sustaining his happiness
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The Shadow of Victor Frankenstein A theme of indifference and rejection from society clearly persists through the film Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ directed by Kenneth Branagh. After Victor Frankenstein‚ the main protagonist‚ realizes that reanimation is a tangible reality‚ a domino effect occurs which in turn alienates not only himself but also his creation from society. The reality of the creature’s existence is so gruesome that one begins to understand the negative effects that alienation can
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among many but it can be fixed. In the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein has a great family who loves him dearly and when his mother dies he leaves his family to go to college. At the university he learns and studies extensively with ambitions for creating new life‚ one character flaw of his. He also ends up egotistically shutting himself off from the outside world including his family‚ who loved and cared for him all of his childhood. In Frankenstein‚ author Mary Shelley utilizes Victor Frankenstein’s
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The story of Frankenstein has been told around the world in various different ways. I remember the story of Frankenstein to be completely different from what Mary Shelly had written in her novel. I had always remembered Frankenstein being the monster that was created‚ but turns out Frankenstein is the creator of the monster. Despite all the different versions of Frankenstein none of them accurately resemble the true story of Frankenstein. When I first began to read Frankenstein I had no idea what
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mentions his strong desire for love. He eventually approaches the cottagers he was watching and the only person home was the blind father. The blind man accepts him into his house and displays a glimpse of love to the monster. 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
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In Frankenstein‚ the role of the monster and human are subtly revered with Victor considered more monstrous than the creature he created. This is because first‚ Victor is portrayed monstrous than the creature because he abandons his creature instead of educating and friendly introducing him to the world‚ which is itself a monstrous act of irresponsibility. Secondly‚ Victor ought to know that the creature will likely harm others‚ but due to his selfishness he places his family and friends at great
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