The Epic of Gilgamesh and Frankenstein have two completely different story lines. The Epic of Gilgamesh was a piece of writing that was originally written over four thousand years ago on clay tablets, and was discovered by a man named George Smith in the late nineteenth century. It was a story that had been in completed, because of the fact that some portions of the Epic of Gilgamesh are missing, and it got lost in the broken off section of the tablets. Frankenstein on the other hand was a novel that a woman named Mary Shelly wrote. It was published almost 200 years ago on the date of March 11, 1818. Though these stories have very different plots, they also have something that is very similar.
The theme of the Epic of Gilgamesh and Frankenstein are similar, because they both have to do with friendship as well as companionship. In the Epic of Gilgamesh the story shows you the true meaning friendship, by showing the journey of two of the main characters by the name of Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Originally, in the Epic of Gilgamesh Enkidu was designed to go against the powerful Gilgamesh, because of the fact Gilgamesh abused his authority, and his people begged the goddess of creation to create him an equal. After fighting it out, Gilgamesh and Enkidu hashed it out, and
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became best friends.
Gilgamesh’s mother, Ninsun, even adopted Enkidu, taking him in as her own. In Frankenstein it showed the importance of companionship by showing that one of the main characters did
not have one. The Monster was created by a man named Victor Frankenstein, who abandoned him as soon as he created him. Due to the fact that the Monster was abandoned he had to learn how to live on his own. He was misunderstood, and poorly mistreated by those of the human society, because people fear what they do not know. Eventually the Monster had enough, and asked his creator to create him a woman companion. When that did not happen, the Monster turned into something horrible. He killed people. All of the killings in Frankenstein could have been avoided, but due to the fact the Monster had no one to tell him what was right from what was wrong, and the fact that he was lonely, he went on a rave. Though the Epic of Gilgamesh and Frankenstein had that similarity, it also has its differences. One of the main differences between the two pieces of writing is the story line. In the Epic of Gilgamesh was actually poetry. It was a mythology piece of writing that contained characters who were God like, and had powers like any other regular mythology piece of writing. Frankenstein is a novel. In the story of Frankenstein you had the characters of the Monster and Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein had the genre of gothic fiction and science fiction. It had learning lessons as far as, a monster is not always born a monster. The Monster in the story was born into the way he was, but made that way because of the fact of how he was mistreated. Thar lesson was connected to the real world by saying that basically a kid needs its guidance. Without having it the kid would most like be one to stay into trouble. The pieces of writing also took place during a different time period, and had different settings. Overall, both of the stories were great. Though they had different story plots, they still connected in some way. They both had themes that showed why having someone by your side is important, and showed what not having someone would do to you mentally. At a point in time, the characters in both pieces of writing were mentally distraught when they did not have a companion., and that goes to show that everyone need to have someone in their life who will always be there, and that can actually depend on.
As Halloween is coming around the corner, ghosts, monsters, and witches come to mind. Watching classic scary movies and reading books like, Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands, is a great way to get into the spirit of the season. These two stories have different plots, but their themes and meanings parallel each other and have connections to modern society. Although, Frankenstein’s creature and Edward Scissorhands have vastly different lives, they both experience a struggle for acceptance that is also shared by contemporary homosexuals due to societal influences that attempt to apply a predetermined characterization towards these individuals. This is evidenced by how the characters and gay people are outcasts and want to be loved.
The depiction of the creature itself establishes one of the main differences. Instead of running around and murdering innocent civilians because he was purely evil, Shelley’s interpretation of the Creature commits his most horrifying acts as revenge against Dr. Frankenstein for not creating a bridge for him to live his and her lives together away from human contact.... ... middle of paper ... ... Frankenstein, like any other tale, myth or legend, has been passed down from generation to generation.
Frankenstein is a fictional story written by Mary Shelly. It was later adapted into a movie version directed by James Whales. There are more differences than similarities between the book and the movie. This is because, the movie is mainly based on the 1920’s play, other than the original Mary Shelly’s book Frankenstein. A text has to be altered in one way or the other while making a movie due to a number of obvious factors. A lot of details from the book were missing in the movie, but the changes made by Whales were effective as they made the movie interesting, and successful.
Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein" narrates a story about a scientist, Victor Frankenstein, and his creation of a monster set apart from all worldly creatures. Frankenstein's creation parallels Milton's "Paradise Lost" and God's creation of man; Victor Frankenstein is symbolic of God and the monster is symbolic of Adam. The parallel emphasizes the moral limitations of mankind through Victor Frankenstein and the disjunction and correlation with "Paradise Lost". Shelly links the two stories together through Victor's creation of the monster and his "fall" from humanity which I will focus on initially. More importantly, the main divergence of the two works lies in the representation of God in "Paradise Lost" and Victor in "Frankenstein". Both the correlations and disjunctions prove three human moral limitations: omnipotence, ambition, and (in relating to Christianity) human imperfection. Furthermore, each limitation relates to the author's warning to humanity of our progression as a society.
Although Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad are different on the surface, they are very comparable when looked at more closely. They are both observations of the complexity of the human darkness that resides in everyone. They touch on injustice, negligence, egocentricity, isolation and the blurry lines of morality. These stories share similar themes, characters, and points of view.
James Whale's Frankenstein is a VERY loose adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel. The spirit of the film is preserved in its most basic sense, but the vast majority of the story has been entirely left out, which is unfortunate. The monster, for example, who possesses tremendous intellect in the novel and who goes on an epic quest seeking acceptance into the world in which he was created, has been reduced to little more than a lumbering klutz whose communication is limited to unearthly shrieks and grunts. Boris Karloff was understandably branded with the performance after the film was released, because it was undeniably a spectacular performance, but the monster's character was severely diminished from the novel.
“Frankenstein”, written by Mary Shelley, and “The Book of Eli”, directed by Allen and Albert Hughes have many thematic parallels and character archetypes that can be compared and contrasted. One similar thematic parallel that can be compared are the journeys that both the main characters embarked on for one main goal. There are a few character archetype similarities and differences between the two stories. Victor, from “Frankenstein”, was a very brave man considered as an outcast who stopped at nothing to reach an ultimate goal he had created for himself. Victor also very depressed man whose negative thoughts hurt him and bring him down. Eli, from “The Book of Eli”, is a brave man and is also considered an outcast just like Victor Frankenstein. Eli and Victor differ in that Eli is a very positive man who isn’t brought down by anything. Eli has great potential throughout the whole movie. He never gives up on his ultimate goal even though times get rough for him and it looks as if it’s over.
In the beginning of the Iliad and The Epic of Gilgamesh there are similarities in the behavior of the leading characters. Gilgamesh and Achilles both have problems managing their emotions. For Gilgamesh the issue is in the form of sexual conquest and abuse of power. For Achilles it is pride and fury that causes problems for the hero. It could be said that these behaviors show how the heroes deal with and internalize feelings as well as emotions. Another similarity is how the loss of their comrades causes a transformation in the protagonists. In the Iliad the hero Achilles suffers the loss of his close comrade, Patroclus, and likewise in The Epic of Gilgamesh he experiences the death of Enkidu. The deaths of these comrades serve as a catalyst
God and Frankenstein's creations stunningly resemble each other. The monster relates to Satan, Adam, and Eve. Victor quotes, "You may render me the most miserable of men, but you shall never make me base in my own eyes," this is when the monster asks for a companion, Victor refuses. The monster also shows that he will go to any extent to be happy and complete vengeance when he goes on a murder spree. Adam quotes " for with thee/ Certain my resolution is to die; /How can I live without thee?" Resembling the monster, hence he wants a companion, Eve.
Free will is an inherited ability everyone obtains from birth. This ability allows humans or any living being the freedom to act on their own behalf without being influenced or forced by an external medium. However, this fragile, yet powerful capability is susceptible of being misused that may result in unsavory consequences to the one at fault. In Paradise Lost and Frankenstein, both texts feature powerful figures who bequeathed the characters in focus, the freedom to do whatever they desire in their lives. Satan and Adam and Eve from Paradise Lost, and the monster from Frankenstein are given their free will from their creators, all encounter unique scenarios and obstacles in their respective texts however, have distinctions in how they handle
In Marry Shelly’s book Frankenstein, she tells the story of a man named Victor Frankenstein. The character of Frankenstein contains traits that parallel Prometheus from Greek mythology. Through his actions and emotions Victor Frankenstein becomes the modern Prometheus by producing ill-fated actions that carry tragic consequences just as Prometheus’ did.
Firstly, there are differences in the two stories, of course. Some differences is the time, Frankenstein was written a long time ago, but in The Rebellious Robot it was written in present. The Rebellious Robot is about a young person who invented a vacuum machine that can do chores for you and the vacuum was ruining dishes and was messes up. Frankenstein was about someone who invented a “monster” but the monster had gotten out and Victor was worried that it was in his apparent and was worried that Henry was going to upset but coming to that the monster was not at his apartment and was happy. Another difference is the endings of the story, in The Rebellious Robot, the vacuum was
When one hears the name Frankenstein they usually shutter with fear. The instant image of a giant flat headed monster come to mind. He probably has green skin, stitching oh his forehead and a metal probe sticking out the side of his neck. This is the image that pop culture paved for us but is far from the actual reality of Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein: The modern day Prometheus. The story is about a man named Victor Frankenstein, who creates an unnamed monster that destroys his family, and causes victory to lose all hope in exploring knowledge. The main three themes that are presented throughout the tale are the powers of nature, and the dangers of knowledge. Shelly uses, foreshadowing, characters, symbols/figurative language to create
No, because abandoning the monster left him open to abuse by others who would reject him, therefore leading him to want to take revenge. If Frankenstein were to raise his creation the way he wanted to before he came alive, then the monster would not have felt abandoned and kill his brother. Frankenstein had the power to change his future in a positive way I he hadn't left the monster.
Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein as a modern day version of the legend of Prometheus. Prometheus created men out of clay and taught them the "arts of civilisation" (Webster's World Encyclopedia CD-ROM 1999). Zeus, the chief god of the Titans, wanted to destroy Prometheus' creation but Prometheus stole fire from heaven to help mankind. Zeus punished Prometheus by chaining him to a rock where an eagle would feed on his liver during the day and each night the liver would grow back. Prometheus was able to bargain for his release because he knew a secret which concerned Zeus' future. Heracles shot the eagle and so Prometheus gained release. Victor Frankenstein is Shelley's modern Prometheus in that he, too, created man. The themes that relate to the myth of Prometheus in the novel are Frankenstein's torment, the monster's education, and the absolute determination of the individual spirit and how this determination can rival that of God. Shelley uses these themes to show that the human spirit is capable of many things - of noble pursuits that rival God himself, but also of the darkest of actions that draw comparisons with the acts of Satan.