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Mind Map by katherine.crick, updated more than 1 year ago
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Letters in Frankenstein
- Gothic
- Character descriptions
- "a being which had
the shape of a man,
but apparently of
gigantic stature"
- "unhappy man!
Do you share my
madness?"
- "his limbs were nearly
frozen, and his body
dreadfully emaciated by
fatigue and suffering"
- "a being which had
the shape of a man,
but apparently of
gigantic stature"
- Light and Fire
- “What could not be expected in the country of eternal light?”
- light symbolizes knowledge,
discovery, and enlightenment.
- the monster’s first experience with a flame
reveals the dual nature of fire: he discovers
that it creates light in the darkness, but also
that it harms him when he touches it.
- the monster’s first experience with a flame
reveals the dual nature of fire: he discovers
that it creates light in the darkness, but also
that it harms him when he touches it.
- The Modern Prometheus: Greek god Prometheus
gave the knowledge of fire to humanity and was
severely punished for it. Victor, attempting to become
a modern Prometheus, is certainly punished, but
unlike fire, his “gift” to humanity—knowledge of the
secret of life—remains a secret.
- “What could not be expected in the country of eternal light?”
- Monstrosity
- Eight feet tall and hideously ugly,
the monster is rejected by society.
- a product of dark,
supernatural workings.
- his monstrosity results from
his grotesque appearance and
also the unnatural manner of
his creation, involving the mix
of stolen body parts and strange
chemicals
- a product of dark,
supernatural workings.
- Eight feet tall and hideously ugly,
the monster is rejected by society.
- Character descriptions
- Victor Frankenstein
- "He must have been a noble
creature in his better days,
being even now in wreck so
attractive and amiable."
- "his limbs were nearly frozen, and his
body dreadfully emaciated by fatigue and
suffering"
- "He must have been a noble
creature in his better days,
being even now in wreck so
attractive and amiable."
- The Monster
- loneliness: Walton complains that
he has no friends to share his
triumphs and failures, which
parallels the monster’s desire for a
friend and mate later in the novel.
- This parallel between man and
monster suggests that the two may
not be as different as they seem.
- This parallel between man and
monster suggests that the two may
not be as different as they seem.
- "being which had the shape of a man,
but apparently of gigantic stature"
- loneliness: Walton complains that
he has no friends to share his
triumphs and failures, which
parallels the monster’s desire for a
friend and mate later in the novel.
- Victor and Walton
- Parallels
- seek knowledge from one another: "he asked me the
history of my early yeas: The tale was told quickly"
- Ambitions- Walton to Victor “do you share my madness?”, “I would
sacrifice my fortune, my existence, my every hope, to the furtherance of my
enterprise”, link to Frankenstein’s passion for creating the monster.
- Loneliness/isolation- “I have lost everything and cannot begin life
anew”, Walton claiming he has “no friends”, “I spoke of my desire of
finding a friend”, two characters as lonely and isolated
- seek knowledge from one another: "he asked me the
history of my early yeas: The tale was told quickly"
- Gender Traits
- "my voice quivered and failed me as I beheld
tears trickle fast from between his fingers"
- "failed", suggests that
crying is a weakness to
men, societal gender
expectations, men
aren't meant to be
emotionally vulnerable
- "failed", suggests that
crying is a weakness to
men, societal gender
expectations, men
aren't meant to be
emotionally vulnerable
- "I fainted", weakness usually associated with vulnerable women
- "my voice quivered and failed me as I beheld
tears trickle fast from between his fingers"
- Relationship
- admiration- "he is so gentle, yet so wise, his mind is so cultivated", "beam
of benevolence and sweetness", "I never saw a more interesting creature"
- "happy to have possessed as brother of my heart", conflicting with use of "stranger"
- Mystery- "never saw a man in so weathered condition",
"he must have been a noble creature in his better days"
- admiration- "he is so gentle, yet so wise, his mind is so cultivated", "beam
of benevolence and sweetness", "I never saw a more interesting creature"
- Parallels
- Robert Walton
- "I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm
which elevates me to heaven, for nothing
contributes so much to tranquillize the
mind as a steady purpose — a point on
which the soul may fix its intellectual eye."
- "What can stop the determined
heart and resolved will of man?"
- "I feel my heart glow with an enthusiasm
which elevates me to heaven, for nothing
contributes so much to tranquillize the
mind as a steady purpose — a point on
which the soul may fix its intellectual eye."
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