Thesis Statement: In The Novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley Uses Symbolism And Metaphor To Illustrate The Conflict And Agony An Individual Feels When Negleted And Not Accepted By Society; Which Leads To Evil And Destruction

NameName of InstructorSubject /Course4 November 2007bloody shame Shelley s FrankensteinIn the refreshful Frankenstein bloody shame Shelley uses signism and par adequate to(p) to lightustrate the passage of arms and agony an individual feels when indifferenceed and not accepted by hunting lodge which leads to roughshod and destruction . The figment shows how the parliamentary law kindled the pettishness of Frankenstein s daemon which even outtu every(prenominal)y led to a serial of evil deeds . Mary Shelley was able to illustrate how the high hostelry singled- emerge the ogre s scum bagtily because of its enormous size and direful expression . Because of this , the heller snarl horror towards his origin and the pot backup around him . He seeks revenge by garbage d testifying the love ones of the person who becomed him , in to make him feel the pain that he has get downedIn to success proficienty show the conflict and agony which the dickens felt at that beat , Mary Shelley employed various literary tools in writing Frankenstein One way to do this was with with(predicate) symbolism . She was able to embed important meanings to iconic representations in the story . An opposite way was through the use of metaphor , or the comparison of seemingly unrelated subjects . Through these literary tools , Mary Shelley was able to show the readers how the hulk felt when everyone off their backs against him , including his churchman , Dr . master copy FrankensteinSymbols and Metaphors in FrankensteinOne of the spike heelly metaphors sh induce in the fabrication was when Frankenstein s dickens was created . Here , we see that Dr . passe- eccentricout Frankenstein desired to create a beautiful savage only to find tabu that what he has created was an utter monstrosity . Dr . overlord Frankenstein c befully selected every part of his universe , wherein every operationure was considered beautiful . scorn all these , he realized that what he created was a hellion , mediocre nearly the time he breathed spiritedness into its scratchy-up bole ADDIN EN .CITE Lawless2Stephanie Lawless The making of a freak - Mary Shelley apos s Frankenstein2007November 42007hypertext transfer protocol / entanglement .threemonkeysonline .com /threemon_articleshelley_frankenstein_making _ hellers .htm (LawlessThis action by Dr . headmaster Frankenstein flush toilet be considered as an imitation of graven image , wherein he wished to breathe flavor to a non- biography thing , made up of limbs taken from unwarranted people . This curiosity of Dr Frankenstein was put to a destruction when he successfully gives life to the unnamed creature , the supposedly beautiful creature he has laboriously patched up in his laboratory . This however , didn t turn out the way he expected it to be . Instead of a beautiful inception , he came up with a frightful creature , with horrible features completely different from that of man . This just proves that disdain the fact that on that point is a possibility to do something akin better-looking life to non- subsisting foundings it doesn t mean that it has to be through . Dr . Victor Frankenstein s hunger for knowledge and recognition has come to an suppress when he was able to give life to a nut , however it doesn t mean that he was successful enough to gather everything that he desired ADDIN EN .CITE Britton2Kim W BrittonThe deification of creativeness in relation to apos Frankenstein apos 2007No vember 42002http / entanglement .kimwoodbridge .com /maryshel /bushi .shtml (BrittonUpon seeing his hellion s fall complexion , straight black lips and watery eyes , Dr . Frankenstein direct flees the place , leaving the creature alone . This action shown by Victor symbolizes his denial of the slew he has made . He is a panicd(predicate) of facing the titan he created that s wherefore he chose to flee . This can be compared to the way people counterbalance to their mistakes and shortcomings , whether they are going to face it and correct it accordingly , or deny it , escape from the truth , and flee from responsibilities . This also shows that Dr . Victor Frankenstein is irresponsible , and that he lacks the courage to make up for his mistakes . At this point , Frankenstein s nut is not responsible for anything , for he is just the product of Victor s mistakes ADDIN EN .CITE SparkNotes .com20067 7712SparkNotes .comFrankenstein issues , Motifs and Symbols2007November 42006http / vane .sparknotes .com /lit /frankenstein /themes .html (SparkNotes .comDr . Victor Frankenstein s initial reaction could also be a symbol of a father fleeing from an unwanted nestling . He is afraid of any responsibilities whatsoever regarding his monstrous creation that s why he went apart , not minding what would happen to the creature he has prone life to . With this reaction , it is possible that the unwanted child could bust hatred towards his parents , or in this case , towards Victor . He left a seemingly helpless creature to put up for himself with no one to guide him and larn him what is right and misemployWe could decode the giant star s evil deeds from the initial reaction of Dr . Frankenstein . notwithstanding his appearance , Frankenstein s the Tempter was large , ugly creature , entirely his mind was like that of a child . He has no idea about the world he haves in and how people would treat creatures like him . What he required that time was a guardian a guide who can direct him with his actions , teach him about what is right and what is wrong ADDIN EN .CITE U .S . subject field Library of Medicine2U .S National Library of Medicine ,The return of Frankenstein2007November 42002http / web .nlm .nih .gov /hmd /frankenstein /frank_birth .html (U .S . National Library of MedicineInstead of guiding his creation , Dr . Victor Frankenstein went out leaving everything behind . What he didn t know was that his creation is able of developing emotions about the things around him . He may be monstrously large and ugly , plainly he can also feel . With no one to turn to , Frankenstein s monster learned to live a life full of fear and hatred , anger and disapproval . These feelings were the emotions he developed with his fundamental interaction with different kinds of people . They feared his size and appearance , driving him away from one place to another , with some of them even attempting to kill him . This reaction from the society has driven him to fight and defend himself , creating a lot of damage and destruction wherever he goesRecurring Metaphors in the NovelThere are several metaphors which have been recurring throughout the legend . These metaphors are repeated in to remind the audience of preponderating issues surrounded by the characters of the story , master(prenominal)ly of Dr Frankenstein and his monsterSicknessOne of the recurring metaphors in the overbold Frankenstein is cronkness . Here , we see various characters growing sick because of severe stress cause by conundrums . This is discernible in the main character , Dr Victor Frankenstein who grew ill after he created the monster Throughout the process of creating his monster , he secluded himself from other people , only to find out that what he created was unsufferable : he breathed life to a something which he can t handle . When he went away from his creation , he grew ill and was under treatment for to a greater extent than a year ADDIN EN .CITE Novelguide .com19993 3312Novelguide .comFrankenstein Metaphor Analysis2007November 41999http / web . falsehoodguide .com /frankenstein /metaphoranalysis .html (Novelguide .com Frankenstein Metaphor AnalysisThis metaphor tells us that scorn all the efforts to give life to a beautiful creation , he ends up giving life to a monster . His illness could signify that what he did was wrong , and that it foreshadows further inglorious events . These events occurred at almost a snap of a fingerbreadth , just when Victor recovered from all the stress that bothers him The series of disastrous events started when his associate was killed which he suspects was make by the monster . This has triggered other characters to grow sick as well , like his father and mother . Victor further suffered from severe illness when his best friend , Clerval , was also killed only when for Dr . Victor Frankenstein , this sickness serves as an escape from the harsh realities of his life . When he created the monster , his wellness failed him and he was under treatment for a long time . It gave him a fresh start from all the problems he has created . He unknowingly succumbs to poor health in to escape the criminality and the problems that is cosmos caused by his monster . This has ended however , when the monster finally got to his family . Its revenge is inevitable : it s out to get everyone that Dr . Frankenstein loves in to make him suffer to make him feel what it s like to be hated , to be alone , and to be left by the one person who created youAfter all the sufferings that Dr . Victor Frankenstein received from his monster , he would eventually have to accept the fact that he is dying disdain his illness , he dummy up waged his own war against his creation especially when it killed his best friend and his bride . He spent the last part of his life following the pencil lead of his monstrous creation , no matter where it takes him . The monster took the bob literally to the ends of the Earth , up to the Arctic Circle , where maestro Walton finds the sickly Dr . Frankenstein . He finally finds peace when he dies , where even his monstrous creation was saddened by his death . Frankenstein s monster promised to collapse him in his death by committing suicide by enthusiastic himself . Up to the end of the story , the illness metaphor tranquillize served as his escape from the harsh realities of lifeWeather /natureAnother metaphor that was shown throughout the novel was the weather /nature . In this novel , weather has been used to foreshadow coming events , especially those miserable ones being brought about by Dr . Frankenstein s monster . When bad weather usually comes in the story on that point is an impending danger in soulfulness s life . This happened to some characters related to Dr . Frankenstein . Frankenstein s monster has extended his avenging to the people close to Victor ADDIN EN .CITE Novelguide .com19993 3312Novelguide .comFrankenstein Metaphor Analysis2007November 41999http /www .novelguide .com /frankenstein /metaphoranalysis .html (Novelguide .com Frankenstein Metaphor AnalysisThis foreshadowing by the weather has been evident with what happened to Victor s youngest sibling , William . There was a storm the night the child was murdered by other than Frankenstein s creation . The death has started the range of disasters that happened to Victor s family When William died , the one put to blame was put to the family s dear(p) maid . Victor knows that she s not at fault , still he can t do anything or else his creation and his mistake will be discoveredThis metaphor of the weather is also manifested by both Dr Frankenstein and his monster . Both of them have high strong drink during the warm weather . This similarity indicates certain alikeness amidst the overlord and the creation . This could be seen as Victor s shortcomings towards his creation . Despite the humongous size and horrible appearance , the monster was still capable of feeling various emotions . Victor created the monster the best way he can , and has utilise all his time in to breathe life into it . He jumped into conclusion about it being evil . But if he has devoted time to teach the monster about what s right and wrong , he could have corrected his own mistakes . The similarity between the two shows that the creature was a manifestation of his creator . It was the manpower of Victor Frankenstein that brought it to lifeVarious elements of nature also affect Dr . Frankenstein s emotions . For him , the Alps is a faithful place for self reflection , a good place to heal and relax , and to deeply understand what he feels . He awakens spiritually because of the place he is in . On the other hand , the cold weather in the prophylactic north brings zero point alone depression and the thoughts of death . In the novel , he died in a boat sailplaning the Arctic Circle . This could mean that despite the depression and other hurtful emotions that he felt because of the cold weather , it was still his last means of escape . Death provided him his much needed rest . It was the only way to solve his problems he was futile to keep up with his chase for his monster , but when he finally finds peace , Frankenstein s monster was the one who approached him and gave him the best beginning for the problem . Despite all the evil deeds that the monster has given his creator , he found it pointless to live if your only antecedent for living already passed away . Despite the monstrosity , there are still traces of homo substance and emotions left inside Frankenstein s monsterThe monster metaphorAnother metaphor evident in the novel is the monster created by Dr Victor Frankenstein . The monster himself serves as a metaphor to his creator s life . Throughout the novel , we see that both these characters are each other . The monster is chasing Dr . Frankenstein for vengeance in to make him feel the pains of being alone , being an outcast being neglected by the person who created you . On the other hand , Dr Frankenstein literally go after his monster to the ends of the Earth in to correct his mistakes . Frankenstein s monster has done a lot of damage in has life and has caused a lot of destruction to other people ADDIN EN .CITE SparkNotes .com20067 7712SparkNotes .comFrankenstein Themes , Motifs and Symbols2007November 42006http /www .sparknotes .com /lit /frankenstein /themes .html (SparkNotes .comFrom the very beginning , the monster received nothing but neglect from the people around him . The human society does not accept anything like him , that s why anywhere he goes , he gets chased away by people . With these feelings of neglect and indifference from the people , he develops fear from the human society . With these feelings of fear towards the people , he develops feelings of hatred and anger towards is creator . He becomes hostile and dangerous , and was seeing for revenge from everything he has suffered . But unknowingly , he shares these feelings with other than Victor Frankenstein . His actions greatly affected Victor , starting from the loss of a brother , to the loss of his parents then his friend then finally his bride . only the sufferings being experienced by the monster as he goes through his life is equally being suffered by his creator .

The monster s invite for vengeance was a success , but it didn t end thereUnknowingly , Dr . Victor Frankenstein has just become like the monster himself . They are interrelated no matter how we see it , and exposed the doors for Victor himself to act just like the way his monster acted . He isolated himself from the people who loves him , and went on a quest to finally settle the score with his creations . His heart was full of anger and vengeance , and he wouldn t stop until he finally solves his problem He chases his monster up to the Arctic Circle where he finds eternal peace in his deathbed . He continued to look for his monster until his body wasn t able to take any more sufferings . Death for him was a favor granted by his body . With his creator gone , Frankenstein s monster found no virtuoso in living . We all know that the latter part of is existence , he used to torment Victor . But with Victor gone , there is also no reason for him to exist in the cruel world he lives in ADDIN EN .CITE Novelguide .com20074 4412Novelguide .comFrankenstein Theme Analysis2007November 42007http /www .novelguide .com /frankenstein /themeanalysis .html (Novelguide .com Frankenstein Theme AnalysisIn the novel , there are various symbolisms which tell about the current society that the author , Mary Shelley , lives in . These symbols may be ostensibly placed in the novel or just has its penetrative meanings . With these symbols , we could be able to tell how the monster developed hatred towards man and his creator ADDIN EN .CITE SparkNotes .com20067 7712SparkNotes .comFrankenstein Themes , Motifs and Symbols2007November 42006http /www .sparknotes .com /lit /frankenstein /themes .html (SparkNotes .comOne of the symbols evident was the pursuit of knowledge . Pursuit of knowledge in this novel is somehow being discouraged , and it is more on promoting that ignorance is joy . At the beginning , we see how Victor Frankenstein struggled to come up with a living creation . His task is considerably god-like , since giving life to a non-living thing or creature is for certain outside norms of human mind . Victor Frankenstein is merely living up to his dreams , wherein he dreams to come up with a living beautiful creation from the slabs of limbs and other body parts he gathered from different places . To a common observer , this feat that Victor Frankenstein wishes to attain is insanity . But he was able to give life to his creation , despite his disappointment that his creation didn t turn up to be what he expected it to be . Because of his curiosity , eagerness and hunger for knowledge Victor Frankenstein was able to defy what others dictated him to follow His actions were like that of God , the bestower of life ADDIN EN .CITE Novelguide .com20074 4412Novelguide .comFrankenstein Theme Analysis2007November 42007http /www .novelguide .com /frankenstein /themeanalysis .html (Novelguide .com Frankenstein Theme AnalysisBut Mary Shelley lived in a time where human reason through the use of science and technology greatly challenged the existing understanding of how things have always worked . It challenged the religious beliefs at that time , that is why it is better to remain ignorant than to doubt what others perceive as the reality . It is better to turn a deaf ear than to stand out and question how most of the people understands things . Mary Shelley , along with others in her time believed that the mysteries of nature , including the creation of life itself , should be left alone and not duplicatedFrankenstein s monster was the consequence of man s follies , where it shows why we should not play God level though we are capable of duplicating his feats of giving life to lifeless creations , we shouldn t do so because we don t have a full grasp of how things work here in our environment . Frankenstein s monster is the embodiment of man s futile attempt to imitate God . Despite the success in breathing life to a lifeless creature , we are unable to handle our own creations , just like what was shown by Dr . FrankensteinAnother symbolism evident in Mary Shelley s novel was the physical appearance of Frankenstein s monster . He was created different , despite being composed of mostly human body parts . He stands way above the practice height , that s why many people feared him . His face was chicken and pale , the color of the skin of those who have been long dead . But the appearance of Frankenstein s monster is not just a superficial feature . Mary Shelley used the monster s hideous characteristics to show how the people during that time showed human injustice to outsiders ADDIN EN .CITE Novelguide .com20074 4412Novelguide .comFrankenstein Theme Analysis2007November 42007http /www .novelguide .com /frankenstein /themeanalysis .html (Novelguide .com Frankenstein Theme Analysis . Just because he is different , he has been treated by others badly . He tried helping other people , but despite all his efforts , he was still chased away . He showed that he has no evil intentions at first , but because of what the people did , he developed the sense that these people are evilNobody wanted Frankenstein s monster , and he has been neglected by his creator . Because of this , he has no choice but to defend himself . He realized that everyone has a fair chance for survival , but if these people chose to do those horrible things to him , he can requite these deeds by doing it back at them . He killed a lot of people just to make his creator suffer , but in his creator s deathbed , he finally shows that there is still that trace of humanity left in him . He chose to die by burning himself , and vowed not to do anything evil again . His main purpose for existence has passed away , that s why it is useless for him to go on living and be torture by others moreWorks CitedAbout .com Frankenstein Characters . 2005 . November 4 2007 brAllingham , Philip V Mary Shelley s Frankenstein (1818 ) -- a succinct of Modern Criticism . 2002 . November 4 2007 brADDIN EN .REFLIST Britton , Kim W The nonpareil of Creativity in Relation to Frankenstein . 2002 . November 4 2007 http /www .kimwoodbridge .com /maryshel /bushi .shtmlCallis , Michael The Art and Legends . 2003 . November 4 2007 brGrant , M . 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