The Influence of Literature on the Monster (frankenstein)
H. Pulliam
Lesson 1.07B Frankenstein Paper
AP English Literature
The Influence of Literature on the Monster
The monster learned most of his knowledge from the four books he found at De Lacey's. The books consisted of Paradise Lost, Sorrows of a Young Werther, Plutarch's Lives, and Ruins of Empire. These books greatly influenced the creatures decisions and worldviews based on their content. If I had to replace the four books in the story to change how the creature ended up, I would switch out Paradise Lost for a dictionary, and Sorrows of a Young Werther for Where the Red Fern Grows. I would also switch Plutarch's Lives for A Separate Peace and Ruins of Empires for the Bible. Changing the reading material of the monster would greatly impact how he acts and thus, changing the outcome of the story. Paradise Lost is a solid read, but if the monster really wants to learn and understand nature and English, he needs a dictionary. the possibilities of a dictionary the most useful of nearly all books. If the monster had a dictionary, he would not have to worry about eavesdropping on people's conversations in order to learn. Paradise Lost is good literature, but will not help him like a dictionary would. With the monsters minor intelligence, a book such as this would be of great use to him. The second change in books I chose was Where the Red Fern Grows. I think the most important value in this book that may help the creature is compassion. Where the Red Fern Grows illustrates compassion in many parts of the book, as it regards a boy and his love for his dogs. The creature can learn a lot from this reading because it can open his heart more. If he does this than he can prevent himself from harming anybody, now that he has the concept of compassion. If he had learned about these good concepts from Where the Red Fern Grows, then it may have stopped him from killing Henry Clerval, William Frankenstein, and Elizabeth Lavenza. Exercising compassion would help him to not
Lesson 1.07B Frankenstein Paper
AP English Literature
The Influence of Literature on the Monster
The monster learned most of his knowledge from the four books he found at De Lacey's. The books consisted of Paradise Lost, Sorrows of a Young Werther, Plutarch's Lives, and Ruins of Empire. These books greatly influenced the creatures decisions and worldviews based on their content. If I had to replace the four books in the story to change how the creature ended up, I would switch out Paradise Lost for a dictionary, and Sorrows of a Young Werther for Where the Red Fern Grows. I would also switch Plutarch's Lives for A Separate Peace and Ruins of Empires for the Bible. Changing the reading material of the monster would greatly impact how he acts and thus, changing the outcome of the story. Paradise Lost is a solid read, but if the monster really wants to learn and understand nature and English, he needs a dictionary. the possibilities of a dictionary the most useful of nearly all books. If the monster had a dictionary, he would not have to worry about eavesdropping on people's conversations in order to learn. Paradise Lost is good literature, but will not help him like a dictionary would. With the monsters minor intelligence, a book such as this would be of great use to him. The second change in books I chose was Where the Red Fern Grows. I think the most important value in this book that may help the creature is compassion. Where the Red Fern Grows illustrates compassion in many parts of the book, as it regards a boy and his love for his dogs. The creature can learn a lot from this reading because it can open his heart more. If he does this than he can prevent himself from harming anybody, now that he has the concept of compassion. If he had learned about these good concepts from Where the Red Fern Grows, then it may have stopped him from killing Henry Clerval, William Frankenstein, and Elizabeth Lavenza. Exercising compassion would help him to not