An analysis of the subtitle ‘The Modern Prometheus’ with reference to the character of Viktor Frankenstein in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. The idea of man’s attaining God like power‚ challenging the authority of the divine and having a homocentric world was the interest of the nineteenth century scientists‚ physician and other natural philosophers. They dissected and experimented on many living things including humans in order to gain the knowledge of the insides of the human body and explored
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BETWEEN “ETERNAL LIGHT” AND “DARKNESS AND DISTANCE” AS MAIN SYMBOLS IN MARY SHELLEY’S FRANKENSTEIN‚ OR THE MODERN PROMETHEUS by Nikolay Valeriev Nikolov Captain Walton is sailing to the “region of beauty and delight‚” which is how he imagines the North Pole. He endeavours to “those undiscovered solitudes” and exclaims: “What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?” He is trying something uncommon for ordinary people on the one hand‚ and something possible
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his security when he lets this lust for knowledge overpower him and lets it be seen by others. He becomes vulnerable Like Johann Faust‚ Prometheus sells his life for wisdom. Unlike Faust‚ however‚ Prometheus is expelled from his society but gains his freedom of individuality and his freedom of knowledge and the ability to understand. In Anthem‚ Prometheus and Gaea sin against society to become singular and understanding much like Adam and Eve’s sin against God when they ate the fruit of the
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of Adam and Eve and Anthem’s Prometheus & Gaea are alike yet they aren’t. They are 2 sets of rebels living in their own worlds. They’ve shown great potential in achieving new things. No one is quite like these four. In fact‚ they were the building blocks of their society. Despite their unique distinctions they are somewhat alike. Prometheus and Gaea‚ characters in the book Anthem‚ fought through the struggle to gain singular knowledge and individuality. Prometheus devoted his life for a chance
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all other men. So let us choose our names…” (98). Equality chooses the name Prometheus. In Greek mythology‚ Prometheus was the son of the Titan Iapetus and Clymene. Although Prometheus is technically not a god‚ he is considered as the god of forethought and craftiness. In the myth‚ Prometheus was trusted to mold mankind out of clay; however‚ his attempts to better the lives of mankind made Zeus angry. Prometheus then tricked Zeus into taking a lesser sacrifice from the people. Zeus became very
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these two characters give each other new names to fit their new selves. Liberty renames Equality as Prometheus. Equality renames Liberty as Gaea. Ayn Rand names these characters Prometheus and Gaea for their strong personalities toward the historical Prometheus and Gaea. In the late 8th-century BC‚ a Greek Titan named Prometheus stole fire from the ruler of the Pantheon of Gods named Zeus. Prometheus gave the fire to the mortals so they could too have the benefit that the fire brings. But he was then
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does it explain her philosophy? Prometheus was a Titan from Greek mythology. He sided with the gods and created humans out of clay without Zeus’ approval. After Zeus discovered that Prometheus was creating humans‚ he decided to punish Prometheus by prohibiting him from teaching the ways of civilization to man. This made Athena chose to convince her father Zeus to teach Prometheus so that he would teach man. Zeus became furious with the actions of man and Prometheus. This made Zeus conclude that it
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own individuality. Rand hoped to uncover the link between the historical figures‚ Prometheus and Gaea to the lives of Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. In Chapter 12‚ Rand refers to Greek mythology by renaming her two protagonists Equality 7-2521 and Liberty 5-3000. Equality is given the name Prometheus‚ an insinuation to the Titan who stole fire from Zeus and passed it down to mankind. Liberty is renamed Gaea‚ a connection to the goddess of the earth and mother of the Titans. “..I have read
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Harry Nguyen 2-20-13 Anthem Essay Prometheus‚ of Greek mythology‚ was a Titan‚ the forerunners of the Greek gods‚ who stole fire from Zeus and gave the fire to mortals. Prometheus was horribly punished for this crime against Zeus and against order. He was also the god of forethought and the molder of humankind from clay. It was his desire to better the existence of humans that led to his conflicts with Zeus. And Prometheus was a man punished in the underworld by being shackled to a rock and
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escaped along with Gaea to the Uncharted Forest. We found an abandoned home from the Unmentionable Times. I still remember the time I saw the Unspeakable Word‚ and I cried out of happiness when I grasped the meaning of it. I took the name Prometheus and I took the name Gaea for my beloved. Since then‚ we have established a self-sufficient home and we have been living according to our desires. Gaea gave birth to two wonderful kids: Leon‚ our eldest‚ and Leona‚ our youngest. I talked to Gaea last night about
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