Frankenstein Comparison

The modern gothic film “Edward Scissorhands,” is a prototype of Mary Shelley’s gothic novel “Frankenstein,” which exemplifies numerous gothic ideals that are successfully used throughout the story. The purpose of Edward Scissorhands is being used as a comparison for Frankenstein is the fact that it is a gothic text and can be used to draw similarities between the two narratives, as there plot lines parallel. The fact that “Edward Scissorhands” is set in an old and run-down mansion, which adopts the image of a grand castle, is very typical of a gothic setting, one that initially builds mystery and suspense for the viewer. One of the most prominent gothic conventions is the main character, Edward, an unfinished, inhumane creation that ultimately falls in love with the “damsel in distress,” much like that of Frankenstein’s monster in the novel. In addition to the gothic theme, disruption is used to tell a story within a story,

The novel Frankenstein is wonderful in various ways, from the provoking portrayal of human emotion throughout the story; to the elements of fantasy that stimulate the imagination. However, as one (anonymous) critic put it, “[T]he work seems to have been written… …on a very crude and ill-digested plan; and the detail is, in consequence, frequently filled with the most gross and obvious inconsistencies.” (The Literary Panorama). While the critic attempts to expose some inconsistencies in the story, the acerbity in his review of the novel is unfair based on the support he provides. The irony of this review is that although he tries to expose the plot’s inconsistencies, he uses a non-issue as backing, and yet misses the most glaring oversight in the novel.

The novel Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley in 1818. This gothic romance novel tells the story of a philosopher who discovered how to create life, without the full knowledge that his actions could cause grave consequences. Universal Studios made the film version of this novel in 1931. Unfortunately, the film version of Frankenstein has more differences than similarities to the novel. In the novel, Victor’s mental obsession seems to be more severe than in the film. The character of Victor Frankenstein was portrayed in both the novel and the film as a veriphobe, or one who is afraid of the truth, in this case, the truth of his actions. He

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” God is the creator of all things in this world, holy and unholy. It was him who created the birds, trees, oceans, and seas. He said “let there be light” and there was light. Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all of the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” There has been attempt to duplicate the almighty God’s creation, although, there are many differences, there are some mind blowing similarities.

There are differences and similarities in the creation story of Adam and Victor’s creature. Victor Frankenstein and God created beings and put them in the world. Adam and the creature Victor Frankenstein created resembles each other because, they were alone, unique, and beings created. The creation of Frankenstein’s monster parallels the creation of Adam in many ways. First of all, both Adam and the monster were created because of love. God loved the world and He thought that he needs to create a human being who was to take care of the beautiful earth. The bible says that, God loved humanity and that is why he created man (Adam) in His image and put him in the Garden of Eden which had everything he needed (Gen. 2:7-9). Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden and warned not to eat from “Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil". On the other hand, Victor was a human

    In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley combines three separate stories involving three different characters--Walton, Victor, and Frankenstein's monster. Though the reader is hearing the stories through Walton's perspective, Walton strives for accuracy in relating the details, as he says, "I have resolved every night,...to record, as nearly as possible in his [Victor's] own words, what he has related during the day" (Shelley 37). Shelley's shift in point of view allows for direct comparison and contrast between the characters, as the reader hears their stories through the use of first person. As the reader compares the monster's circumstances to those of Victor and Walton, the reader's

Between the two novels, Paradise Lost and Frankenstein, there are many striking similarities. What makes these two books so wonderful to read is the author 's ability to write about the ultimate struggle; the struggle between God and Satan, or Good and Evil. The characters in Paradise Lost and in Frankenstein seem to be very similar to one another. God and Victor Frankenstein have many similarities. One of their similarities is that they are both creators of new life. The monster, Victor 's creation, also shows remarkable similarities, but not with God. The monster shows similarities with Satan and Adam. At first these characters seem very plain and tasteless, but as the stories go on and the characters become deeper beings, the interest

Displaying a parallelism between God and Satan in the poem, and Frankenstein and the creature in the novel, the allusion to Paradise Lost is used to not only reveal similarities between the creature and the fallen angel, displaying their shared neglect, but also accentuate their differences; which, reveals the creature’s innate desire to have human connection and the burden of isolation. Having no human connection, the creature confides in the poem as he begins to associate himself with Lucifer to assuage his alienation from others. Lucifer and the creature were abandoned by their creator, denied any affection and appraisal, and viewed as an outcast; which, catalyzed their vendetta against their creators and need for revenge. The creature also

The idea of playing God is a strong theme throughout science fiction and portrays different effects in various works. One of the first characters to accomplish this is Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Another character of science fiction recognized to do this is Dr. Tyrell from Blade Runner. These men played God and created a new form of life, but for different reasons and different results.

I can compare Frankenstein to the movie I saw by Tim Burton, Frankenweenie. They are similar but instead of a human body, it was a dog and the mad scientist was a young boy named Victor Frankenstein. The young Victor Frankenstein brings his dog back to life after being hit by a car for a science fair project while the real Victor Frankenstein wanted to create a real life human. Just like the real Frankenstein monster, the dog brings trouble. In the book, the mad scientist, denies the monster but in Frankenweenie, the young boy convinces his family and friends to like his creation. Some of his classmates had known the young Victor Frankenstein creation and was intrigued to do the same experiment like his but it went out of the standards of

Do all creations have the potential to be bad? Dev created a robot that he was very proud of. Victor, on the other hand, created a monster he was scared of. Dev and Victor both had created something but they had different point of views on there creations.

as a son. Whereas in the 1957 film he is in a box full of water, and

Radcliffe is a true representative of a writer of gothic style. This novel includes mystical elements, legends about ghosts, and scary rooms. Radcliffe’s work includes the traditional elements of gothic fiction as dungeons, old run castles, castles, ghosts, and villains. The

Although Frankenstein was the embodiment of many different parts put together. I call Sir Conan Doyle the Frankenstein writer of writing. He takes different people’s life’s mixes them together and develops different charters within his writing.

Shelley’s interpretation of life is presented in a sublime manner. There is strength behind his words in “Mutability” that makes the reader feel he is confident in the beliefs he is sharing on how a person should live their life and there is a greatness in each individual lives that has not been discovered. For example, Shelley’s word choice in Stanza 3 supports this Romantic idea by stating, “We rest.ㅡA dream has power to poison sleep; / We rise.ㅡOne wandering thought pollutes the day; / We feel, conceive or reason, laugh or weep;” (9-11). To begin with, Shelley repeats the word “we,” which forms a connection between the author and reader. By using the word “we,” Shelley demonstrates that everybody has these feelings and the ability to get the most out of life. Furthermore, the words “dream” and “wandering thoughts” reveals the importance of imagination to the human mind. The main drive behind Romanticism was to bring creative ways of thinking back. The word “feel” is also used, which adds to Shelley’s Romantic idea that people need to incorporate the way they feel into the way they