I feel this group of sentences is very important to this novel. These three sentences start a path of Victor Frankenstein life and maintains through the reaming pages. The novel starts with Victor's obsession with bring life to something that is not living. At this point he feels excitement in his creation. Admiring his hard work and all the time and effort he has put into it. As soon as Victor fulfills his goal he soon realizes that he cannot even bare the sight of this horrible creature that he has brought life to and soon begins his regret.
Through the remaining of the two volumes we see Victor's struggles in his life, death of his loved one, and the anguish in which he feels of creating this terrible monster. What is also an interesting point is that his creature has many of the same feelings that Victor does. Taking a deep look into where this passage is put in the novel adds much more to the meaning. Victors hold his long obsession with this creature, but it changes from wanting to give it life to wanting to destroy it. Remaining consumed with disgust and agony of his actions Victor finds himself falling ill quite often. Any moment that he feels he may have found some sort of happiness or relief through his family or friends it is taken away by his creature and he is left in sorrow and misery. From this point on in the novel, Victor's path is paved with a constant battle between him and his creature.
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I agree that this group of sentences is very important to the story. I like the way explained the meaning behind it and gave examples of when the changes took place. It defiantly shows how our minds can easily be jaded by our obsessions. It shows how quickly joy and excitement can be extinguished into fear and regret.
ReplyDeleteI read your passage over and over. I really like the lines from the text that you chose to analyze. This passage surely identifies Victors' feelings both before and after he has achieved his goal. With such hard work and devotion only to realize he is unhappy with what he has made and as you said he cannot even bare the sight of the horrible creature!
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Carissa
I like the lines from the novel that you picked! I picked the ones that were right after yours but it was a toss up with yours as well. It does show everything that you described and much more. Great analyse!! It's crazy how our dreams can over run the mind and turn to an obsession and destroy our very thoughts and believes of life. Great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat analysis! I think you chose a great passage, and were dead on. It's like bittersweet to have success in something you thought you wanted to badly, then it turns ugly. It's a sad instance, but I think we have all experienced it at some point.
ReplyDeleteThe resounding theme of the novel, like you said is the battle between Victor and his creation. Furthermore its between Victor before and after he see's what he has done. Accepting the responsibility for his actions, the pathway of destruction he could have at anytime ended by showing the world what he has done. Like Hamlet before him, he is chained by inaction until he has nothing left to lose.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your interpretation of this passage. It helps alot with my own understanding because when I read these lines, I just went right over them without thinking of how meaningful they are. They really do foreshadow what is coming in the story, but I also see some other meaning behind them. They can apply to people in real life. We all experience things that we want really badly, but once we get those things we feel regret. I think the author is trying to send a message that everyone should consider all outcomes when making a major decision. We need to realize the potential consequences and weigh those to the good things before we make a decision that we could possibly regret. The author may not have meant those lines to spark that type of thought, but I feel like it is something that everyone can take away from this passage, that applies to everyday life.
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