English Frankenstein

What is a good thesis starter?

In a modern society, the pursuit of desire and knowledge acts as a spreading disease, latching onto those who hurt and those who have hurt, whilst the nature of the world around us and how we are treated shape ways in how we act.

What is paragraph 1 about?

Victor’s desire to create life is initially obsessive, but once he succeeds, his excitement immediately becomes horror and disgust. Victor creates his own rejection and isolation by abandoning his creation.

what is quote 1 for Victor?

“I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation.”

What does victors first quote show?

Emotive language and foreshadowing. Victor knows his ambition is excessive, yet he fails to control it, foreshadowing his hubris.

What is victors second quote?

“the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.”

What does Victors second quote show?

Juxtaposition between “beauty” and “horror and disgust.” The sudden shift reveals Victor’s superficiality, Victor’s rejection demonstrates how people can abandon others when they fail to meet unrealistic expectations.

What is the link for paragraph 1?

Victor’s rejection of the Creature initiates the cycle of isolation and revenge. By refusing to accept responsibility for what he has created, Victor helps produce the very destruction he later fears

What is paragraph 2 about?

  The Creatures rejection, innocence and the creation of a monster. Unlike Victor, the Creature does not initially choose isolation. He is born into it.

What is quote 1 for the Creature?

 “I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend.”

What does the creatures first quote show?

Juxtaposition and emotive language. The contrast between “good” and “fiend” suggests that the Creature’s evil is developed through suffering rather than being innate

What is the creature quote 2?

“The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil.”

What does the creature quote 2 show?

The word “becomes” emphasises change over time. The Creature is not necessarily born evil. Critiquing that systemic exclusion can become self-fulfilling. society treats someone as a monster until they begin to act like one.

What is the link for paragraph 2?

Rousseau’s ideas about human goodness and the corrupting influence of society help explain the Creature’s development. Through the Creature, Shelley exposes the hypocrisy of a society that fears monsters while helping to create them through prejudice, rejection and a lack of compassion.

What is the conclusion?

 Both Victor and the Creature become isolated, and both are psychologically transformed by that isolation. Both become trapped in a cycle of rejection, suffering and revenge, demonstrating the destructive consequences of refusing connection and responsibility. 

What is the final message?

compassion and acceptance are essential to preventing the cycle of isolation and violence.