af Vidhya Iyer - T L Kennedy SS (2352) 3 år siden
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"But it was all a dream; no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my thoughts; I was alone"
"Adam's supplication to his creator. But where was mine? He had abandoned me, and in the bitterness of my heart I cursed him"
As a means of easing of his pain
Guilt and constant thoughts of his "thrice-accursed hands"
suicide by plunging "into the silent lake"
Sees how the lightning has the power of destruction when a tree is destroyed near is house
"Before this I was not unacquainted with the more obvious laws of electricity. On this occasion a man of great research in natural philosophy was with us, and excited by this catastrophe, he entered on the explanation of a theory which he had formed on the subject of electricity and galvanism, which was at once new and astonishing to me."
"I remained, while the storm lasted, watching its progress with curiosity and delight."
Power of electricity
Power of destruction
"Believe me, Frankenstein, I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity; but I am not alone, miserably alone?"
"I desire the company of a man who could sympathise with me, whose eyes would reply to mine. You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend"
"I compassionated him and sometimes felt a wish to console him"
Sympathizes with the monster's unhappiness and gives him advice
“‘Do not despair. To be friendless is indeed to be unfortunate, but the hearts of men, when unprejudiced by any obvious self-interest, are full of brotherly love and charity. Rely, therefore, on your hopes; and if these friends are good and amiable, do not despair."
"Allow me now to return to the cottagers, whose story excited in me such various feelings of indignation, delight, and wonder"
He chooses his studies over his family.
His profferers at his University inspire him to pursue his experiment in his curiosity of life.
His family does not support his dedication to his studies
"Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust"
The monster feels alone and desolate
This caused the creature to feel dejected and alone
"I was filled with the bittersweet sensations of despondence and mortification. Alas! I did not yet entirely know the fatal effects of this miserable deformity"
His creator leaves him
He felt alone when he saw the De Lacey's happy
Prejudice of looks and apperance
"more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy demon to whom I had given life"
Victor claims Elizabeth as his "possession"
"All praises bestowed on her, I received as made to a possession of my own"
The love felt towards Victor by Elizabeth
Wrote him a letter expressing her concern
Always gave him advice to make him feel better
Supportive father
Told Victor to seek happiness after William's death
Loving mother
Victor grew up with a happy family
"My mother's tender caresses and my father's smile of benevolent pleasure while regarding me are my first recollections. I was their plaything and their idol and something better, their child, the innocent and helpless monster bestowed on them by Heaven."
"no youth could have passed more happily than his"
Even though they were poor they spend time together
Felix's kindness towards his sister
"In the midst of poverty and want, Felix carried with pleasure to his sister the first little white flower that peeped out from beneath snowy ground."
Relationship between father and his two children
"Nothing could exceed the love and respect which the younger cottagers exhibited towards their venerable companion. They performed towards him every little office of affection and duty with gentleness: and he rewarded them with his benevolent smiles."
Values of goodness and kindness
“Felix seemed ravished with delight when he saw her, every trait of sorrow vanished from his face, and it instantly expressed a degree of ecstatic joy, of which I could hardly have believed it capable; his eyes sparkled, as his cheek flushed with pleasure; and at that moment I thought him as beautiful as the stranger."
Symbol of love
"But my chief delights were the sight of the flowers, the birds, and all the gay apparel of summer; when those deserted me"
"One day, when the sun shone on the red leaves that strewed the ground and diffused cheerfulness, although it denied warmth"
"woods and the lovely moon"
Pleased with the warmth fire creates
"The pleasant sunshine and the pure air of day resorted me to some degree of tranquillity"
"Alpine valleys, sought in the magnificence, the eternity of such scenes, to forget myself and my ephemeral, because human, sorrows."
He hopes the power of nature and restore and heal the soul
"The weight upon my spirit was sensibly lightened as I plunged yet deeper in the ravine of Arve."
To escape his world of misery and refresh his soul
To grieve his brother William's murder
"Often, after the rest of the family had retired for the night, I took the boat and passed many hours upon the water"
Due to the guilt of Justine's execution
