As human beings we are nurtured by our environment. In the book “Frankenstein” the main characters, Victor and Elizabeth Frankenstein, clearly demonstrate how influence can significantly impact one’s natural progress in life. In the story of Jacob’s chicken illustrates the power of influence teachers posses and lastly in On monster by Asthma, the influence from women's charecterists is metaphorically shown in each of the monsters. Caroline first act of influence occurred when she introduced Elizabeth to victor and “ A desire to bind closely as possible the ties of domestic love,determined my mother to consider Elizabeth as my future wife .”(Mary Shelly, 20)Caroline like any other mother desired for her son to find a …show more content…
wife, who was of good repute. This is the ideal meaning and purpose of life for numerous people. Caroline seeing that Elizabeth was an intelligent and beautiful young girl therefore concluded and confirmed Caroline’s plans for the future relations of both Elizabeth and Victors. This preconceived idea that Elizabeth and Victor were to be married in the future was predestined by his mother. They never had a choice regarding this. In Caroline stating that Elizabeth was to become his wife and not recognizing Victor as her husband implied that she was to become his property. It symbolized Elizabeth belonged and was made for him relating to the story of Adam and Eve. Caroline’s plans of their relationship influenced the thoughts of Elizabeth and Victors progressively. Later Victor was thought to describe their relationship as “The world was to me a secret, which I desired to discover;to her it was a vacancy; which she sought to people with imaginations of her own.”(Shelly,20) Victor saw himself as the man whose role was to discover things in the world and make the world better while Elizabeth was to make everything appear beautiful. When referring her with a vacancy meant she was vacant body placed here on earth waiting to be filled by him. During the last states of Caroline’s illness, she made a request to both Victor and Elizabeth” my firmest hopes of your future happiness were placed on the prospect of your union. This expectation will now be the consolation of your father. “(Mary shelly,25)This poured a significant amount of pressure towards Elizabeth and Victor. They absolutely could not reject their mothers dying request. The mother whom had conceived Victor, sheltered and encored him through out his life. Elizabeth could not refute her wishes as Caroline had taken her in and shown forth compassion and love since her arrival. Caroline stated that with their joint hands in marriage ,it would provide them with true happiness. She also implied that this hope will be the only things to console their father during his dealing with the death of his wife.This request made by Caroline now evolved into an obligation. Caroline’s influence on the relationship of Elizabeth and Victor showed to be effective as the desires she had for them became fulfilled. After the passing of Caroline ,it seemed to take a drastic toll on Victor.
He was extremely saddened by the loss of his mother. Victor states that “The time at length arrives,when grief is rather an indulgence rather than a necessity.; and the smile that plays upon the lips ,although it may be deemed a sacrilege,is not banished.My mother was dead, but we still had our duties which we ought to perform”(Shelly,26) Victor knew that grieving after a certain amount of period would not accomplish anything.. This unfortunate event brought him to the position to aim for the elimination death and construct a new life.The death of Victor’s mother was the start of a burning passion …show more content…
. On Caroline’s death bed, she instructed Elizabeth “Elizabeth my love,you must supply my place to your younger cousins,Allas!” Asking this of Elizabeth was a symbol of passing the matronly role.
Caroline was passing the role of the woman of the household to Elizabeth,putting her in charge. After Caroline passed, Elizabeth seemed to t instantly take on that role seriously and modestly. Her first duty was to comfort the the hurting and morning hearts of her family. She had prior experience to this pain shed mother passed so it was very relatable to her. “Elizabeth endured to renew the spirit of cheerfulness in our little society. Since the death of her aunt, her mind had acquired new firmness and vigor. She determined to fulfill her duties with the greatest exactness; and she felt that most imperious duty of rendering her uncle and cousins happy had developed upon her. She consoled me,amused her uncle, instructed my brothers and I never beheld her so enchanting as at this time,when she continually endeavoring to contribute to the happiness of others, entirely forgetful of herself.”(Shelly,26) Following Caroline’s footstep, Elizabeth did not worry about her own feeling toward the death of Caroline. Though she was just as a mother to Elizabeth as to any of the other boys. She had every right to cry and have her time to grieve. To be quite frank, Elizabeth should have been the one who mourning the most. She put her sadness and all other emotions aside to comfort
everyone else. In Mary Shelly’s book “Frankenstein", it is evident the immense influence Caroline had on both Elizabeth and Victor. They both were influenced in two different ways. Victor allotted for his mother to be the cause and drive for the greatest accomplishment in his life. On the other hand, Elizabeth used Caroline’s examples of how to run the house hold as a great woman be her influence and she as well become so.
Children born into this world are immediately given love and care though for some, they may not receive these necessities which can introduce problems into the child's life. A child may be left with emotional instability if not given the proper care or companion. These problems which arise early on affect the development and growth for one as shown in society, shows, and books. As demonstrated in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, because of Victor’s mistreatment towards his creature, lacking proper care and attention led to the poor development of his “child”.
Victor's gradual descent towards the dark side of the human psyche is clearly portrayed through Shelley's writing. As stated in previous discussions, Victor's original motivation in pursuing a career in the science field was purely out of love for the world of science and a true passion for acquiring knowledge. However, as the novel continues, we witness his motives go from authentic to impure. As such, we delve into the dark side. His pursuit of knowledge and his creation of the monster are all on the purer or perhaps lighter side of the psyche. It isn't until he abandons him that we begin to see him cross over. His choices to abandon the creature, to let someone else to die for its crimes, to create it a companion only to kill her, to allow the ones he loved to die at its hand, and to still refuse to claim it in the end are all acts
The infamous accident on the voyage across the Atlantic left the Titanic in ruins and hundreds of people dead. After hitting an iceberg, the great vessel gradually split in half and descended to the depths of the ocean. Had the crew better understood their proximity to the iceberg and also been prepared with enough lifeboats for all the passengers, they would not have crashed and, in the case of other possible accidents, easily evacuated everyone from the ship safely. The personnel working the ship failed to fulfill their duty of keeping the passengers and the vessel safe from danger because they were not responsible enough to handle the massive ocean liner nor were they prepared for the worst-case scenario. The actions and lack thereof of the crew and captain resulted in the tragic deaths of many, just as Victor’s actions led to lamentable results in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. Victor’s irresponsibility caused his downfall. His lack of preparation and abandonment of his creation turned the creature evil. Once Victor had the chance to prevent the monster’s actions, he did not.
This is evident at the end of the novel when the two most intellectually advanced characters unite in what Austen portrays as the most prosperous marriage, again reinforcing the importance of a superior mind. Not only does Caroline serve as a foil in the way of education, Austen also uses her character to scrutinise the behaviour considered necessary to secure a husband. For instance, just after Caroline had been described as having little interest in her book, she attempts to impress Mr Darcy by declaring, “after all there is no enjoyment like reading!”(Austen 54) Here, Austen ridicules Caroline and condemns her for warping her opinions in order to gain the affections of Darcy degrading her to “his faithful assistant” (Austen, 39) In comparison, Elizabeth challenges societal confines by placing value in maintaining her own opinion and not capitulating to people of a higher rank. She refused to dance with Darcy, a male of a higher class, demonstrating the lengths she will go to in terms of crossing social boundaries in order to articulate her opinion. Ultimately Caroline fails in her incessant attempts to charm Darcy whereas Elizabeth’s rejection of the traditional social behaviour and innate wit captivates his attention and eventually his heart, leading the reader to deem Caroline’s attitude and accomplishments as inferior to
Like a mother, Victor brings new life into the world, technically making him the father of the creature. The fact that Victor describes the creature as,
Mary Shelley refers to her most famous work, “Frankenstein,” as her “hideous progeny” (Shelley, 169). Her creation—the novel—mirrors Victor’s since they are both considered “hideous.” Shelley’s terming of the novel reveals her insecurities about her creation, much like Victor about his. Shelley calls the novel hideous like a form of self-deprecation. She let this novel “loose” like Victor let his creature “loose” on society, unsure of how it would be perceived. Her insecurities lie in the fact that she is a female author. Female authors were criticized and considered inferior to their male counterparts. This also displays her insecurities about childbirth, due to the death of her own mother through childbirth and having experienced a miscarriage
When visiting his family’s graves he cries that, “they were dead, and I lived; their murder also lived” (145). Previously in the novel he blamed himself for the deaths of Mathew, Justine, and Henry, claiming to be their murderer and lamenting on the evil he had set forth into the world. Victor now places the weight of these deaths solely on the monster’s shoulders and believes it is his god-given burden to cleanse the world of this evil. He had been “assured that the shades of [his] murdered friends heard and approved [his] devotion. rage choked [him]”(146).
Countless situations created in life will always have some consequence, whether the outcome is a positive outcome or a negative outcome. During the novel, Frankenstein, there are many incidents portrayed through the characters that have both a positive outcome and a negative outcome, no matter the type of situation. The majorities of the situations that are conveyed in this novel almost always have a negative outcome because of the way the effects damage and hurt the innocence of the other characters in the story. In this novel many of the negative outcomes are a consequence of a hideous monster, known as Frankenstein’s monster, which was created by the hands of Victor Frankenstein.
One cannot accomplish much without the help and opinions of people such as their friends, siblings, or parents. This person, or confidante, must be willing to listen to and provide helpful thoughts and feedback. In Pride and Prejudice, a novel by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Bennet is a heroine who is in desperate need of a confidante. Jane Bennet, Elizabeth’s kind and honest sister, becomes that person Lizzy needs when she is feeling flustered. Jane perfectly fits the criteria of a confidante because she is optimistic and sanguine, in which she can provide Elizabeth a different, more positive, approach to her problems. The author uses Jane Bennet to portray a paradigm of a young lady in England during that time period, where marriages depended on money and family relations; she is a counterexample of Elizabeth because Elizabeth is more rebellious and against the status quo of the time period, whereas Jane would gladly fulfill her parents’ decisions for her. Although she might not be aware of it, Jane actually proves to be remarkably essential in Elizabeth’s engaging with Mr. Darcy; whenever Jane and Mr. Bingley are together Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have an opportunity to converse and, ultimately, fall in love with each other.
It was enough for her that he appeared to be amiable, that he loved her daughter, and that Elinor returned the partiality" (13). As generous as thi... ... middle of paper ... ... line of thinking makes perfect sense when we consider Jane Austen's tendency, particularly in Sense and Sensibility, to use her writing as a vehicle for not only entertainment but also instruction. We may view the varying representations of mothers then, not only as examples for Elinor to learn from, but for us as readers as well.
Because of Victor’s need for fame and desire for power leads to Victor becoming a monster. Victor begins his quest to bring life to a dead person because he does not want anyone to feel the pain of a loved ones death. At first he is not obsessed with his project. As he moves along in the project he thinks about what will happen to him. "Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. A new species would bless me as its creator and source, many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me." (Shelley 39) He realizes that he will become famous if he accomplishes the task of bringing a person back to life. The realization that he will become famous turns him into an obsessive monster. He wanted to be admired, and praised as a species creator. He isolates himself from his family and works on the creature. “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation, but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Shelley 156) By spending most of his time inside on his experiment, he has no time to write or contact his family. He puts fear within his family because they fear for him.
At first glance, the monster in Frankenstein is a symbol of evil, whose only desire is to ruin lives. He has been called "A creature that wreaks havoc by destroying innocent lives often without remorse. He can be viewed as the antagonist, the element Victor must overcome to restore balance and tranquility to the world." But after the novel is looked at on different levels, one becomes aware that the creature wasn't responsible for his actions, and was just a victim of circumstance. The real villain of Frankenstein isn't the creature, but rather his creator, Victor.
Instead of listening to her mother, who instills in her daughters that to secure their future they must follow the social norm of marrying a wealthy man, Elizabeth chooses to search for love. When looking for a respectable husband, most women in the novel only value social status and disregard character and morals. Elizabeth’s good friend, Charlotte Lucas, falls into this category of women when claiming, “Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance” (23). At the beginning of the novel, it is clear that Elizabeth stands out in her family and society because of her thoughts toward marriage. Elizabeth is from a middle class family and “Matrimony is not something [she] can afford to take lightly, because failure to find a husband will leave her in a state of relative poverty” (Monaghan). Due to the entailment of her family’s estate to a male cousin, Elizabeth must find a husband or she will be forced to leave her home when her father dies. Elizab...
In the Bennett family, there are five sisters and Elizabeth is the second oldest. They live on the Longbourne estate which is near the village of Meryton in Hertfordshire England. Elizabeth is a strong woman who is very smart with a “lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous” (Chapter 3). Of the five sisters Elizabeth seems to be one of the favorites of her father. Elizabeth seems to have “something more of quickness that her sisters” (Chapter 1). However, even though she’s her father’s favorite, she is her mother’s least favorite. Elizabeth thinks about her own well being when it comes to getting married. Her mother however, thinks that when a man proposes, regardless of who it is, one should say yes. With this in mind, Elizabeth is careful in who she will open herself up to and because of this, she tends to judge others a little quickly. Elizabeths quick judgment shows the complexity of her character even though she has some simple aspects of her character as wel...
In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, a beautiful bond between a father and a daughter is seen in the strong relationship between Elizabeth and her father, Mr. Bennet. Admiring Elizabeth’s intelligence and maturity that all the other Bennet sisters, except for Jane, seem to lack, Mr. Bennet deems her as his favorite daughter. In return, Mr. Bennet’s level headedness and sensibility earns him Elizabeth’s respect. Importantly, his logical and calm disposition comforts her in light of her mother’s foolishness and absurdity. While Mrs. Bennet concerns herself with wealth, social status, and how well her daughters can benefit her reputation, Mr. Bennet genuinely cares about his daughters’ happiness.