Uncivilized thinking in Frankenstein Vanessa Chesnut, Gina Hong, John Thai, Karl Vedan, Rose Sullivan and Vivek Patel
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Uncivilized thinking in Frankenstein Vanessa Chesnut, Gina
Hong, John Thai, Karl Vedan, Rose Sullivan and Vivek Patel
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Literal meaning According to Henry David Thoreau, literature
with unworldly and wild intellect attract readers. The prompt wants
us to find a creditable work of literature that was thought to be
civilized and traditional, but with further analysis can be seen as
a polar opposite of our original intention. Then write an essay
which explains the works unworldly and wild behavior, also stating
how the intellect is important to the work.
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Thesis Step 1: The protagonist conveys. Step 2: The two-faced
protagonist thoroughly conveys. Step 3:In Frankenstein, the
two-faced protagonist thoroughly conveys unconventional thinking
throughout the novel. Step 4:In Frankenstein, the two-faced
protagonist, Victor and his creature, thoroughly conveys
unconventional thinking throughout the novel. Step 5: In
Frankenstein, the two-faced protagonist, Victor and his creature,
thoroughly conveys unconventional thinking throughout the novel
because as a women in the 19 th century Mary Shelley broke free
from the chains of conformity by writing Frankenstein. Step 6:In
Frankenstein, the two-faced protagonist, Victor and his creature,
thoroughly conveys unconventional thinking throughout the novel
because as a women in the 19 th century Mary Shelley broke free
from the chains of conformity by writing Frankenstein; through the
creatures language development, insanity as a prevailing theme, and
the reanimation of the creature is Shelley able to establish
unconventional and wild thinking.
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I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but
one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to
me. My companion must be of the same species and have the same
defects. This being you must create (103-104). This quote shows us
that it is uncivilized free and wild thinking because you wouldnt
think that the creature would show compassion towards someone else
let alone another creature. The creature is able to develop
characteristics that a creature would not typically have, showing
the free nature that is apparent throughout the book because you
wouldnt think a creature would show compassion. Text Examples
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Although the creature has develop abnormal social skills, it is
at an extreme level; he either feels love or hate and does not seem
to have the capacity for any medium, there is no in between. This
shows uncivilized free and wild thinking because only the reader/
audience has a sense of this leaving them to wonder what chaos
would ensue from this. Yet mine shall not be the submission of
abject slavery. I will revenge my injuries: if I cannot inspire
love, I will cause fear; and chiefly towards you my arch-enemy,
because my creator, do I swear inextinguishable hatred. Have a
care: I will work at your destruction, nor finish until I desolate
your heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your birth Text
Examples
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Pivotal Moments After many years of planning and gathering the
necessary materials Victor Frankenstein is close to achieving his
goal of bringing life to the perfect human being. Victors plan
backfires when he realizes his creation is a monster. This moment
is significant due to the fact that Victor has just given life to a
monster that will soon wreak havoc on the world.
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On the mountains near Geneva, Victor encounters his monster.
The monster forces Victor to make a promise in which Victor has to
make a female monster, or else the monster will kill everyone that
is close to Victor. This is a significant moment because the
decision to create another monster makes Victor not only question
his sanity, but also the safety of the entire human population.
Pivotal Moments
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Victor Frankenstein Frankenstein's thirst for knowledge beings
at the University of Ingolstadt where his chemistry professor, M.
Waldman, fuels his desire to conquer the laws on nature. He becomes
fascinated with the secret of life, discovers it, and fathers a
hideous monster. Throughout the novel, ironically Victor, not the
creature, is associated as the monster figure. Victor had such an
obsession to create a being and when he succeeded, he abandoned it
leaving it to fend for itself. Hence Victor in essence is
responsible for the deaths of Henry, Justine, William and
Elizabeth.
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The creature The creature is seen as a monster to society,
portrayed as a malicious and devilish figure. However, in reality,
the monster is compassionate and benevolent and is later tainted by
society's ills. Abandoned by his creator and confused, he tries to
integrate himself into society, only to be shunned. Society is
horrified by the creature unnatural appearance, therefore blinding
them to see the creatures true kind and gentle nature.
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Allusion I eagerly seized the prize, and returned with it to my
hovel. Fortunately the books were written in the language, the
elements of which I had acquired at the cottage; they consisted of
Paradise Lost, a volume of Plutarchs Lives, and the Sorrows of
Werter. The possession of these treasures gave me extreme delight;
I now continually studied and exercised my mind upon these
histories, whilst my friends were employed in their ordinary
occupations (Shelley 90-91).
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Imagery It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered
dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly blunt out,
when, by the glimmer of the half- extinguished light, I saw the
dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a
convulsive motion agitated its limbs (Shelley 35).
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Metaphor "The world was to me a secret which I desired (18).
Victor is displayed as a God like figure, just as God is able to
create life; Victor desires the knowledge and power to create life
as God creates it, hence defying the laws of nature.
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Work Cited Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein: A Norton Critical
Edition. ed. J. Paul Hunter. New York: W. W. Norton, 1996
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