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How Is Paradise Lost Related To Frankenstein
Jacy Oakes
Mrs. Garner
English 12
01 May 2017
What did the creature in Frankenstein learn from Paradise Lost
Students in a high school have read some form of literature, and may even imagine himself as one of the main characters in the literature work. The creature that was created by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein learned many things on his own, but when the creature found a satchel of books and Victor's journal in the coat pocket the creature was wearing his perspective on life changed in many ways. The creature that was created by Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein learned many things on his own, but when the creature found a satchel of books and Victor's journal in the coat pocket the creature was wearing …show more content…
The creature compared many of his own situations to those in John Milton’s Paradise Lost and greatly affected the way the creature began to think and experience new emotions for the first time.
The creature’s need to learn about the origin of his creation allowed readers to connect with him based on a human fascination with ancestry. "Who was I? What was I? Whence did I come? What was my destination? The questions continually recurred, but I was unable to solve them” (Shelley 91). While the creature was reading Milton’s Paradise Lost and Victors journal, many of the questions that were in his mind were answered. Milton’s Paradise Lost confirmed that there was a creator, and Victor’s journal revealed to the creature who he was, what he was, and where he came from. "Everything is related in them which bears reference to my accursed origin; the whole detail of that series of disgusting circumstances which produced it is set in view; the minutest description of my odious and loathsome person is given, in language which painted your own horrors, and rendered mine indelible. I sickened as I read. 'Hateful day when I received life!' I …show more content…
The creature learned about the steps his creator took to bring him to life from the journal in the coat pocket. The questions that continued to recur, such as, who he was, what he was, and where he came from were answered by reading Victor’s journal and Milton’s Paradise Lost. Milton’s Paradise Lost also allowed the creature to relate his own situations, similarities, and differences to those of Adam’s and Satan’s. The creature had many similarities between Adam and Satan, the creature still had his own unique characteristics. Annotated Bibliography
“Biblion: FRANKENSTEIN | ESSAY_Moeck.” Biblion: FRANKENSTEIN | ESSAY_Moeck, exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/outsiders/creation-remix/essay/essaymoeck. Accessed 3 May 2017.
The publisher explains how the creature turns bitter when he realizes how different he is from Adam, and more like Satan.
Milton, John. Paradise Lost. England: S. Simmons, 1667. N. pag. Print.
Paradise Lost shows evidence that the creature desires the same things as Adam, and also have some similarities. The poem also shows that the creature was similar to Satan with the way he treated
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