Frankenstein, Theme

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Paper:-5  Romantic Literature.

Name:- Sanjaykumar N Jogadiya

Topic:- Frankenstein, Theme

 

Part:- M.A. Sem-2

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Submitted: Smt. S.B. Gardi Department of English M.K.Bhavnagar University.

Introduction:

Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus, commonly known as Frankenstein, is a novel written by Mary Shelley. Shelley began writing at the age of eighteen, and at the time of publishing the novel she was twenty. Its first edition was published anonymously in 1818 in London. Shelley's name was mentioned in the second edition published in France. The title of the novel is related to Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who learns how to generate life and creates a human-looking creature, which is larger and more powerful than the average. In popular culture, "Frankenstein" is considered a monster, which is false. Frankenstein contains Gothic novels and some aspects of the Romantic movement. It also gives a warning against the expansion of the modern human into the Industrial Revolution, which is indicated in the novel's subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. This novel has had a great influence on literature and popular culture and has also formed the basis of many horror stories and films.

Theme:-

Search for knowledge:

Is it right to pursue science regardless of the outcome of humans? Throughout the novel, seeing readers as Shelley refers back to the essential question of a product of science being abandoned by its creator. In an age where students are cyber connected and stem cell research is a hot topic, many people are pondering the meaning of life and how far science should be pushed. Not only does Shelley explore the implications of scientific advancement at the expense of the human condition, but as a result of knowledge as well. Can we as a human race handle the answers that we want?

Fear and rejection:

Show Victor and his monster's life unfold in parallel. Fearing Victor, and that of other people, leads him to reject the monster. No matter how he said, tries to win the heart of the "human being", he cannot. As his creator, Victor passed the harsh appearance of the demon to a person who he is and was supposed to be the one to look love. Even when the monster de Lacy approaches the old and blind man in the family, fear is instilled by his demonic presence that keeps the family from becoming his friends. This repeated rejection results in repeated tragedy.

Nature vs Nurture:

A long-standing question is whether nature or nurture is more shape to a person. What makes a person who they are; What causes them to act the way they do and the beliefs they have? Is it a person's environment or his genes? The motif of a general debate that is clearly seen in Shelley's work is the true reasons for the malicious behavior of the monster. Is it your manufacturer's fault? Victor went to nature? Is the monster born this way or is it because of the malice that went to his environment?

Revenge:

One of the secondary themes that stay in the background is the theme of revenge. Victor Frankenstein creates the monster but stops short of creating its companion which leads the Creature to take revenge on him. The Creature kills his family members to make him realize the pain of loneliness. In the same way, Victor runs after the monster to exact revenge of his family members but dies during the chase.

Popular theme:

Frankenstein's attempt to demonize is the most rational and imaginative endeavor, as he himself explains: "My imagination was vivid, yet my power to analyze and apply it was immense; through the union of these qualities I envisioned the idea and implemented its creation. . "After the creation of the monster, Frankenstein's imagination and intelligence dissipate. Like Hamlet, he suffers from doubt and inaction: he decides to destroy the monster yet pity him; The woman decides to make a monster but destroys it; He knows the monster is plotting revenge, but mistakenly assumes he is the target. Victor Frankenstein is a brilliant, rational and self-centered man who comes to understand the importance of friendship, family, and love. His monster is cruel and destructive but also rational and eloquent and longs for affection and companionship. Although these two seem counterintuitive at times, their characters also complement each other.

The monster is also a strange combination of unbalanced intelligence and spirit. As a product of Frankenstein's cause, it represents the cause of segregation. Still, he tells Walton, "My heart was susceptible to love and sympathy." When first De Lesseis rejects it in horror, and then Frankenstein denies it any ally, the demon's tender feelings turn from poison to selfishness and jealousy. Revenge also only brings frustration and misery, "wasting impotence." When the monster destroys Frankenstein's hopes, he does not satisfy his own desires.

In addition to the incredible clash between intelligence and emotions, analysis and imagination, Shelley Frankenstein has other traces of Romantic thought, though inquiries are made rather than fully accepted. Its varied nature provided a source of wonder and a means of healing to man for the Romantics. At its most distressing, Frankenstein tries to divert life away from the life around him. His fiancée Elizabeth encourages them, "Observe. How the clouds ... represent this scene of beauty even more interesting. See also the numerous fish floating in clear water. What a divine day! What a joyful and calm all nature looks. Is! "Yet the pleasures of nature are lasting. When the heart of the mountains Frankenstein flows with joy, the monster appears; After Elizabeth enjoys the clouds and the clear water, this pornography kills her. Nature is best indifferent to man: it destroys and preserves, as well as creates electricity.

Conclusion:

Frankenstein has been both well received and disregarded since its anonymous publication in 1818. Critical reviews of that time demonstrate these two views, along with confused speculation as to the identity of the author. The Belle Assemblée described the novel as "very bold fiction". The Quarterly Review stated that "the author has powers, both of conception and language". Sir Walter Scott, writing in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, congratulated "the author's original genius and happy power of expression", although he is less convinced about the way in which the monster gains knowledge about the world and language. The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany hoped to see "more productions ... from this author".On the other hand, the Quarterly Review described it as "a tissue of horrible and disgusting absurdity" Shelley incorporates many different sources into her work, one of which is Ovid's Promethean legend. The influence of John Milton's Paradise Lost and Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancestor Mariner is also clearly evident within the novel. Mary is likely to get some ideas for Frankenstein's character from Humphrey Dewey's book Elements Che Chemical Philosophy, in which he writes that "science is ... the gift of human power that can be called creative; that has enabled it to change and improve." Men ... ". References to the French Revolution driven by the novel;  a political paradigm about the invention of a life-size automaton inventor named Frankenstein. Frankenstein's critical reception has been largely positive since the mid-20th century.  Novels have become a popular topic for psychoanalysis and feminist criticism in recent years. Sector: L is re Ruins Liping says: "For example, a psychoanalyst ac annotation target is at least half a dozen different product sub-group in Rule. Novel reading". Frankenstein is one of the five most recommended books on literary scholars, psychologists, psychologists, novelists, and historians, citing it as an influential text. Novels today are generally considered a landmark work of romantic and gothic literature, as well as science fiction.

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