Who Is Victor Kemmings?

Many people in history have tried to play the role of God by taking other people’s lives and trying to do what has never been done before, creating a new species. In the novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein accomplished this goal by creating the monster thus playing the role of God. There are even many hints and lines in the story that are related to biblical stories and ideas to compare Victor as God or a father figure towards the creature. It gave Victor something to do with his life and even to this day people want to be like Victor and have the power of God.

Have you ever wondered if the ordeals you went through could become a “rite of passage?” These ordeals could be a big event that could change a person’s entire foundation, such as marriage, or it can be something small, like being inspired to cook because of feedback. The novella, “The Body” written by Gordie Lachance, elaborates about the author’s childhood where he and his friends went through an ordeal that is a rite of passage. This ordeal was considered a journey for the boys as they believed in the frame and glory once they found the corpse of Ray Browser, a young boy around the same age as the author and his friends. The journey started out as an easygoing adventure, a playful type that could be considered as an innocent boy running in the park playing tag with his buddies. However, the journey changes into a more “serious business” for the author and his friends have to face many circumstances where it becomes flight-or-fight situations. In the novella, Gordie reveals many insights into the characteristics of his friends and himself

` E.B White, author of famous stories like Charlotte’s Web, once said ,"The middle track was missing, the one with the marks of the hooves…”. He continues on with this phrase, trying to connect the reader to the concept that change comes with time. In “” Once More to the Lake” by E.B White and ” Forgetfulness” by Billy Collins, both writersauthors strive to make the reader understand how nothing can stay the same throughout the tests of time. In White’s story, he narrates an experience of going to the lake that he used to visit when he was young. He takes his son with him, and at first, sees himself in his son, but eventually succumbs to the repercussions of time, proving that he is closer to death than previously thought. Additionally, the poem ”Forgetfulness” address the same topic. Billy Collins, the author, describes experiences that display memories being forgotten over time. Collins, therefore, tries to show the reader that memories tend to fade, or change, over one’s lifetime. Therefore, using diction and figurative language, E.B White and Billy Collins help one better understand that the true tragedy of time is the change that comes with it.

John Dupont grew up with an immeasurable amount of wealth. The story of his life justifies the fact that happiness doesn’t reside in fortune. After analyzing his behavior, the best way to explain it would be through the psychodynamic perspective. When John was very young his parents divorced and his father left, leaving him and his siblings to live with their mother. His father made it very known that he didn’t want to be apart of his son's life when he would require John to make appointments to see him. It is said that John never really had a childhood. He wasn’t good socially and ate his meals alone in his room until he was 13 years old, completely isolating himself from the world.

The movie Antwone Fisher represents what can be characterized as the quintessential approach, or deconstruction of the psychodynamic theory. Specifically, the movie outlines the main character’s personality pathology. It goes on examines various aspects of the

Certain experiences in life define a person’s character and influence their perspective on the world. Many of these experiences happen under tragedy, death, or even success. In this one moment, a person can discover their true identity and purpose in the world. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, Billy Pilgrim’s uncontrollable time travel from the battlefields of World War II to an imaginary planet, Tralfamadore, express the negative psychological effects of war and how it can distance someone from society.

The death of Victor’s mom, Caroline, marks a turning point in his young life. Victor was a very close to his mother and lived a rather sheltered life meaning he is not onl losing a parent but a piece of his innocence. In Victor’s response to this tragic event in his life as well as its influence on his life’s ambitions, he uses the literary elements of tone, personaificiation and asks the reader a rhetorical uestion to convey his feelings. He utilizes each by taking on a sober tone, personifying death and

Stories about pain and suffering are never pleasant to read. However, many poets choose to address these topics to create emotionally intense pieces that may motivate readers to confront their own struggles. Donald Justice’s poem “The Evening of the Mind” exemplifies poetry’s ability to represent difficult topics in a poignant yet manageable manner. Throughout this poem, Justice includes metaphors, imagery, and allusions to develop the theme that fantasies can only ease suffering temporarily.

A contrary explanation is that, Vonnegut is showing how finding the inner truth in a novel results in the breakdown of insanity that ultimately reveals the tragic nature of human essence. There is a point within the mind when things become too real to deal with, and the feelings of intense suffering and pain slowly turn to numbness. Within fiction the author brings up the abstract idea that

Although a sense of joy and feeling may be derailed for most of the institutionalized patients in Ken Kesey's One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, the influence of Mcmurphy's laughter throughout the novel is a symbol for hope, recovery, and eventual freedom from insanity. Prior to the arrival of the new patient, Randall Mcmurphy, the mental patients in the Oregon psychiatric institution exude little expression in a glum setting where “the hum of black machinery, humming hate and death and other hospital secrets” (Kesey, 10) pervades. Kesey's use of imagery is a strong medium throughout the novel, “of black machinery...” highlights how the institute is related to darkness and fear in our narrator's mind.

Victor finds out that the man found on the shore was dead and then later finds out that it was his friend, Henry Clerval. He know who committed the murder but he cannot say because it is his own creation and he has kept this a secret from everyone. Victor has to go to prison but he is treated nicely by Mr. Kirwin because he knows that he did not commit the murder. After the trial, Victor is released and goes home with his father. Victor tells his father that he was the one that killed William, Justine, and now Henry. His father thinks that he is insane and that it's not true but later understands when he explains that he is thee creator of the monster. Elizabeth wants to marry Victor, which we find out from a letter. Victor remembers wants

In Knausgaard’s My Struggle Volume 1, Knausgaard breaks down his own life story to its elementary particles, reliving memories, reopening wounds, and examining with candor the turbulence and the epiphanies that emerge from his own experience of fatherhood, the fallout in the wake of his father’s death, and his visceral connection to music, art, and literature. Volume 1 begins with a perspective on death, moves into a 100-page account of underage Karl and a pal sneaking beer for New Year's Eve, and builds to the burial of his father. He tells you a story of his life - as a small boy and a married father of four children. His fear and hatred of his dominating father. Knausgaard is able to capture events of his life- even after thirty years later. He captures the feelings of objects, humans, and situations that makes up a life. Knausgaard effectively

Hemingway uses stream of consciousness to project that he is fully aware of the fact that he is dying and reflects on his memories. “…he could remember how the people were at different times…and it was his duty to write of it; but now he never would.” (9) Recalling

The short story, “A Perfect Day for Bananfish” written by Jerome Salinger in 1948, is based on the idea of how people change through war. The main character, Seymour, has just gotten out of the military and is on vacation with his wife in Florida. Through his wife’s conversations, it is made apparent that Seymour has developed mental issues since returning home and these issues are shown through Seymour’s longing for isolation throughout the story. The unusual part of this fictional tale is the fact that many aspects of Seymour’s life reflect the authors. “A Perfect Day for Bananafish” does not just inform the audience of the severity of an unknown mental illness, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD, but it almost acts as Salinger’s way to express his true emotion about life.

During his time at the University of Ingolstadt, Victor’s efforts of creation and reanimation drive himself into complete isolation and avoidance of any contact with the outside world for an immense amount of time. Victor’s demented quest of reanimation solely corroborates with his fully developed mad mentality, and his desire to be remembered. His horrific extremities drive him into illness, both mental and physical. Alongside his severe health status, Victor becomes detached from his entire family in Geneva, realizing how much time has passed only when his dear friend Henry Clerval arrives in Ingolstadt almost two years prior to the beginning of his experiment. It is brought to light that Victor’s extensive search for greatness cost him over