Ambition is usually seen as the primary tool to promote achievement. In the novel Frankenstein‚ there are three outstanding examples of people with ambitions‚ and each person achieves their goal in a different way. Mary Shelley uses the journeys of Robert Walton‚ Frankenstein‚ and the creature to warn against ambition for the purposes of self-gratification‚ as they ultimately lead to the detriment of the lives of others. In his letters to his sister‚ Walton is clearly aware that his ambition travel
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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 Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ misery and isolation compel the Creature to act rampantly against society’s moral standards. Despite being left in isolation‚ the Creature manages to hurt people while using misery as a justification for murder. Due to his abandonment and mistreatment from humans‚ the Creature resides in isolation. When Felix beats the fiend after entering the cottage where the Creature was speaking to old DeLacey‚ the Creature “quitted the cottage‚ and in the general tumult escaped
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There are two types of isolation‚ mental isolation and physical isolation. Physical isolation is when someone is separated from a group of people‚ while mental isolation is when someone feels alone even if they have people around them. Physical isolation can lead to mental isolation (Isolation). The theme of physical and mental isolation is shown throughout "Jane Eyre". This pattern of isolation had a negative effect on Jane Eyre that started at a young age and continued along with her until she
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The major theme in Frankenstein is revenge. Both Victor and the monster feel revenge throughout the novel. The monster feels revenge on both Victor and every other human in the world. Victor desperately seeks revenge on his gruesome creation‚ the monster‚ which ultimately destroyed every bit of happiness he once possessed. The monster will stop at nothing to get revenge on Victor‚ his creator. He feels that it is Victor’s fault that he is lonely‚ detested‚ and abhorred by every living creature
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you my archenemy‚ because my creator‚ do I swear inextinguishable hatred. Have a care; I will work at your destruction‚ nor finish until I desolate your heart‚” (Shelley 174). Frankenstein has created such a destructive creature that is too powerful to vanquish which causes problems throughout the novel. Victor Frankenstein is accused of being the villain of the novel‚ because of his eagerness and willingness to go beyond God’s creation and create life once again. In many ways Victor is portraying
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appearances and their education leads them deal with in different ways. Unlike John Merrick‚ the creature becomes violent and monstrous because of his education. In the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ the creature is self-educated because he was abandoned and left alone after he was “brought to life and born” by his creator‚ Victor Frankenstein. He begins observing the cottage family known as the DeLaceys. It is because of the DeLaceys‚ who indirectly educate the creature‚ which leads to his destructive and outraging
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In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein the monster suffers from multiple disorders‚ including bipolar disorder. People with bipolar disorder tend to become irritable. “An episode can include disturbance of mood accompanied by other ongoing symptoms and causing significant stress‚ disability‚ or both” (Bruce). “Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change” (Shelley‚ 187). This quote is saying that the monster doesn’t like change‚ because with him being bipolar change can cause his
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Is Isolation Ever for the Better? John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men contains multitudes of themes in which Steinbeck shows his disgust with society. One such theme is the theme of isolation. Steinbeck portrays isolation through several characters throughout the book. Three characters in particular stand out as isolated. crooks‚ the only black man‚ Curley’s wife‚ who is the only woman on the farm and never named‚ and Candy‚ an old man who cannot work very much. These three characters are isolated
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Throughout the monster’s development he is constantly antagonized by Victor for his destructive behavior‚ however he never concedes that his nature morphed his mentality. Frankenstein’s creation of the monster begins with intentions of reanimating what was once pronounced dead. The obsession of creating science fiction into reality is one that Victor has buried deep within his ambitions with an assumed usage to unearth the darkest omens of science. Following the storyline‚ Victor‚ who now holds necessary
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