Dialectical Journal For Frankenstein

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Relationships in Frankenstein 1)Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein novel analyzes the life of a monster abandoned by his father and creator with no companionship in life. 2) The monster created to appear beautiful turns out ugly which leads to his father abandoning him in fear. 3) The creator, Frankenstein, recognized the monster as grotesque and ran away in fear of the monster he had created.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a gothic novel that tells the story of scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his obsession with creating human life. This leads him to creating a gruesome monster made of body-parts stolen from grave yards, whom upon discovering his hideousness, the monster seeks revenge against his creator, causing Victor to regret the creation of his monster for the rest of his life. Shelley uses the literary elements of personification, imagery, and similes to give a vivid sense and visualization of Victor Frankenstein’s thoughts and feelings as well as to allow us to delve deeper into the monster’s actions and emotions. Throughout the novel, Shelley uses personification of various forces and objects to reflect the effect in Victor’s actions.

When Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was published in 1818, it created a big controversy. The controversy was if this piece of literature should be examined as a well-written, worthy piece of literature. In this two passage, both of the critic’s show their own strong opinion towards Frankenstein. The first passage from The Quarterly review, the anonymous author criticizes Shelley’s work. He uses hyperbole, to evoke emotions from the readers.

Frankenstein through different critical lenses by Mansour AlSubaie Frankenstein by Mary Shelly can be read by two different readers, thus it can be viewed differently. For example one can analyze the plot for a feminist lens and another can analyze it in a Marxist theory. Feminists can say that Elizabeth is not able to do anything to save herself without the help of a man. She meets her tragic death while waiting, like the typical princess in a tower, for the Prince (Victor) to save her. Also Justine was executed for a murder she didn’t commit.

1. Victor’s problem when he created Frankenstein, a monster made of human parts. Victor's problem is after he created Frankenstein he sees it as a monstrosity. Frankenstein horrors victor. His creation horrors him so much he takes to the streets instead of his home.

Kyle Lyon Professor Ed Steck AWR 201 F3 14 April 2015 Annotated Bibliography Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Ed. Hunter, Paul J. Norton Critical Edition.

Men began to unravel answers that previously didn’t have a question. Everyday life for people began to shift. That shift went towards a life of reason, and methodology. Shelley’s work is a direct product of this environment. “Frankenstein” and the “Enlightenment”, go hand in hand.

The story of Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, is an extravagant and outstanding novel of the 1800’s. Frankenstein is a novel based in the late 18th century highlighting three male characters: Victor Frankenstein an enthusiastic and admiring scientist, an unnamed Creature of Victors making and Walton a captain managing a voyage to the Arctic who relayed the stories of Victor and the Creature to his sister. The relationship between the creature and Victor remains a controversial topic to this day- are they enemies, or is the Victor the Creature? The idea that two characters coexist within one individual is not a popular one, but, can be understood from a psychological viewpoint and a diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder. There is

He ran away, “[retreating], and [he laid] down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man” (69). The monster is beginning to understand that humanity is cruel towards anyone who is different than the ordinary human, and that the only way to escape the evil of mankind is to retreat and seek shelter. He is relieved to have found refuge from the sadistic nature of people, and is glad that he found a quiet place to escape the hatred of the community around him, even though he is still miserable in how people treat him as compared to everyone else. Not only do humans treat him as an outcast, forcing him to escape from their cruel intentions, but he is also treated like a wild animal to the point of being driven to starvation. While seeking sanctuary from judgement and scrutiny, “food… became scarce, and [he] often spent the entire day searching in vain for a few acorns to assuage the pangs of hunger” (86).

Throughout the novel loneliness and isolation both serve as the places and reasons for immoral or evil acts. The most impactful action of the novel, the creation of the Monster results because of Victors isolation at university without a family or friend to temper his madness. Again, isolation plays a role in the Monsters ultimate scorn of humanity when he finds that only another monster will grant him companionship. Ultimately in his pursuit to destroy the Monster, Victor falls in total isolation, only ever encountering other people in the twilight moments of his life. This isolation was a fear of the materialism that was sweeping society at the time, creating a sense that possession and wealth took over the life of most people.

Frankenstein, a work by Mary Shelley, is a story about how man creates life so he can carve a new era of society, but ultimately faces the repercussions from attempting to defy the laws of nature. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses the themes revenge, nature, and isolation from society to create meaning for her readers. For example, Revenge is a powerful force that will consume the minds of those it inhabits. The monster begins its life with a warm, open heart. However, after it is abandoned and mistreated first by Victor and then by the De Lacey family, the monster turns to revenge, it became blinded, and “...feelings of revenge and hatred filled [its] bosom…

Frankenstein: The Sacred and Profane The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley can be interpreted as having heavy religious undertones. Shelley’s beliefs while writing the novel are debatable. The argument remains as to whether or not Shelley was pro-science or pro-religion. The book can be seen as arguing both a vitalist and materialist perspective, as proposed in the article “Frankenstein and Radical Science” by Marilyn Butler.

In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley describes the plight of a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who assembles the Creature. The Creature he brings to life from digging up body parts and remains; Victor later abandons him, leaving him with no awareness of emotions, feelings, or senses, similar to the character of a newborn baby. This initial act of cruelty establishes the hateful relationship between the two characters. Victor and the Creature ultimately come to both see themselves as victims of the other’s actions, such as Victor abandoning the Creature, the Creature killing Victor’s loved ones, and Victor destroying the Creature’s potential companion.

Yet once Frankenstein renews the odious task of creating life, the desolate Orkneys stand as his foreboding backdrop. The vicious storms and steep crags of