Notes on Frankenstein
Trace the similarities between Victor and The Monster. Consider their respective relationships with nature, desires for family and any other important parallels you find. Do Victor and the monster become more similar as the novel goes on? How does their relationship with each other develop?
In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, it is evident that there are many similarities compared between Victor Frankenstein and Victor’s creation; the monster Victor is seen as a man who is powerful, egotistical and bold, while his creation is perceived as a rejected and isolated character. Although Victor thinks his monster is pure evil, there are undoubtedly similar traits shown throughout the novel. Both characters aim to acquire as much knowledge as they can and look to nature during times of suffering and when they are distressed. They are not similar in their physical actions but their personalities are homogenous.
Victor Frankenstein and The Monster have many similar accepts of their lives while both crave for a stream of knowledge about the world around them. As Victor went to university to study science and as a result of his obsession to wanting to gain knowledge he created a monster. As this monster carries so many of Victors traits and flaws it is almost as is the monster inherited them. Both characters long for becoming more insightful about their surroundings.
Trace the similarities between Victor and The Monster. Consider their respective relationships with nature, desires for family and any other important parallels you find. Do Victor and the monster become more similar as the novel goes on? How does their relationship with each other develop?
In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, it is evident that there are many similarities compared between Victor Frankenstein and Victor’s creation; the monster Victor is seen as a man who is powerful, egotistical and bold, while his creation is perceived as a rejected and isolated character. Although Victor thinks his
In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, it is evident that there are many similarities compared between Victor Frankenstein and Victor’s creation; the monster Victor is seen as a man who is powerful, egotistical and bold, while his creation is perceived as a rejected and isolated character. Although Victor thinks his monster is pure evil, there are undoubtedly similar traits shown throughout the novel. Both characters aim to acquire as much knowledge as they can and look to nature during times of suffering and when they are distressed. They are not similar in their physical actions but their personalities are homogenous.
Victor Frankenstein and The Monster have many similar accepts of their lives while both crave for a stream of knowledge about the world around them. As Victor went to university to study science and as a result of his obsession to wanting to gain knowledge he created a monster. As this monster carries so many of Victors traits and flaws it is almost as is the monster inherited them. Both characters long for becoming more insightful about their surroundings.
Trace the similarities between Victor and The Monster. Consider their respective relationships with nature, desires for family and any other important parallels you find. Do Victor and the monster become more similar as the novel goes on? How does their relationship with each other develop?
In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, it is evident that there are many similarities compared between Victor Frankenstein and Victor’s creation; the monster Victor is seen as a man who is powerful, egotistical and bold, while his creation is perceived as a rejected and isolated character. Although Victor thinks his