Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)

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Characters. themes, symbols, and influences of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
  1. Mary Shelley

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    1. Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft (Vindication of the Rights of Women)
      1. Married to Percy Bysshe Shelley (Romantic poet - Ozymandias)
        1. Close friend of Lord Byron (Romantic Poet - Don Juan)
          1. Father was political philosopher William Godwin
            1. Wrote Frankenstein in 1818, when she was only 18 years old!
              1. Originally published anonymously
            2. Characters
              1. Victor Frankenstein

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                1. Walton (first narrator)
                  1. William (brother), killed by the creature
                    1. Justine, accused of William's murder
                      1. Elizabeth (adopted sister/fiance)
                        1. Clerval (best friend)
                          1. The Creature
                            1. The De Lacey family
                              1. Safie
                        2. Cultural Influence

                          Anlagen:

                          1. 1931 Frankenstein, Boris Karloff as the creature
                            1. 1974 Young Frankenstein, developed by Mel Brooks
                              1. 1994: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, directed by Kenneth Branagh
                              2. Themes
                                1. Ambition/ hubris

                                  Anmerkungen:

                                  • Walton's quest for discovery Frankenstein's desire to create life Danger of this - the Modern Prometheus...
                                  1. Knowledge/ education

                                    Anmerkungen:

                                    • * Victor's study at college and Independent research * The creature learns from observing the De Lacey family and reading * Safie learns language from the De Laceys * Walton's quest of discovery
                                    1. Nature vs Society

                                      Anmerkungen:

                                      • Nature is sublime: beautiful and restores health, but also dangerous. Creature wants to be part of society but  it is corrupting and leads to loss of innocence.
                                      1. Family

                                        Anmerkungen:

                                        • Family relationships are very important: * Victor and Elizabeth * The impact of William's death on Victor * The effect of seeing the De Lacey family on the Creature * The Creature's lack of family and desire for a mate * The narrator, Walton, writes to his dear sister
                                        1. Prejudice

                                          Anmerkungen:

                                          • The only person who doesn't judge the creature negatively is the old man De Lacey who is blind so can't see him
                                          1. Revenge

                                            Anmerkungen:

                                            • The creature takes revenge on Frankenstein by killing Elizabeth on their wedding night.
                                          2. Symbols
                                            1. Fire

                                              Anmerkungen:

                                              • The Creature discovers fire: it warms him, but also burns him. Fire as a source of punishment, e.g. the Creature's description of Hell (influence of Milton's Paradise Lost)
                                              1. Subtitle: The Modern Prometheus

                                                Anmerkungen:

                                                • Prometheus: Greek God who stole fire from Mount Olympus and gave to humans-
                                              2. Light

                                                Anmerkungen:

                                                • * Symbolises enlightenment * Walton's quest to the Arctic: "a country of eternal light" * Victor refers to light when he discovers natural philosophy and when he feels his study is advancing ***Light can be blinding as well as illuminating***
                                              3. Structure and Genre

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                                                1. Epistolary form (Walton's letters)

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                                                  1. Gothic

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                                                    1. Romantic

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                                                      1. Developed while competing with Byron, Percy Shelley and John Polidori to make a scary horror story at Lake Geneva
                                                        1. Narrative frame (Victor's story within Walton's, the creature's story within Victor's)
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