"Nature bade me weep no more."
- Victor Frankenstein
Setting:
Although the story in itself was dark and depressing, the setting of it all deeply contrasts the bad feelings all the characters are feeling. Multiple times in the story we see that victor is comforted by the beautiful views and uses nature to escape from his troubles. The story takes place all over the place from London to Ingolstadt and of course, Geneva. All of these places known for their beautiful sights and yet the characters can not even enjoy them because they are covered by metaphorical black clouds. some of the settings involved " dashing of waterfalls around [speaking] of a power mighty as omnipotence." one can only imagine what a beautiful sight it must have been. The book also mentioned the "land of mist and snow" which also sounds like a wondrous and enchanting setting. At the end of the day I do believe it was the setting that helped Victor cope with all the bad feelings he felt inside and if he were surrounded by terrible conditions it may have made him loose hope a long time ago.
Simile:
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Much like metaphors, Similes compare two things in order to better understand one. There were many examples of Similes such as, "He came like a protecting spirit" This was a good way to describe how Felix Frankenstein was a gentle and kind aid to his future wife at the tie because she was in a vulnerable state and much like a guardian angel, he came to comfort her and make sure she was ok. Going along with that, he also, "Strove to shelter her, as a fair exotic is sheltered by a gardener." We are all very aware as to how sensitive exotic flowers are and usually it takes a gentle and skilled hand to protect and maintain them and this case Felix was just that for his young, future wife. There was also a point that Victor said, " I appeared rather like one doomed by slavery than an artist occupied by his favorite employment." This makes it clear to the reader just how much time he invested and struggled over the creation of The Demon even though it was something he wanted to do. It does a great job of putting it all in perspective.
Symbols:
Although the whole plot was easy to follow and straight to the point, there were also many symbols that stuck out in the book. One being sleep, Particularly when Victor dreamed. He said so himself that "Sleep was joy" because it was an escape from reality, than when he dreamed he was able to see his friends and family so it could be interpreted that Victors dreams symbolized the life he wanted to live. The Demon Himself symbolizes Adam the first human being. They are both the same thing; the first of a species, and at first they were both alone. They both ended up doing something that made them loose favor in the eyes of the one who created them and in the end had to suffer. Light had also become a very apparent symbol. It was present during every strike of knowledge or just wisdom in general. Therefor it symbolized the known wisdom and just knowledge as a whole. Contrastingly, being in the darkness would be considered being ignorant therefor this symbol is very well backed up in all aspects.
Themes:
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The readers are well aware of the unjust discrimination that is going on with the demon and although we may feel like we would not be that way ourselves, we see the theme tells us that all people do this. The demon said it best when he said, "The human senses are insurmountable barriers to our union." This meant that people take physical appearances deeply into consideration when we decide who we wish to care for. The story makes it clear to the readers that this is what we do, and what we do is wrong. The negativity we throw to other just makes that person want to give negativity too to make up for how they were made to feel. Nothing good can come of this and as we see in the novel, nothing good did come out of it. so we should take this as a lesson and see people by what is in their heart not for what they look like.
Tone:
The book Frankenstein is considered a Horror piece and although there are very dark aspects to it, it carried a more melancholy tone throughout the novel. From the very start of the creation of the demon the whole tome went down hill. Victor mentioned how he "collected bones from the carnal-house" to create him. Once the demon had life, all he was ever able to experience was rejection, he was treated like a fallen angel even though he was an Adam. There was an over all feeling of anger, sorrow, and above all discrimination. "calm and heavenly scenes" were the only things that restored peoples troubles. The beauty of nature was powerful.
" In his murder my crimes are consummated; the miserable series of my being is wound to a close!"
-The Demon
Tragic Irony:
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The whole duration of the story we have know one sure truth, that Frankenstein and The Demons were enemies and each wanted to do the other harm. However, by the end of the book, when Victor passes away of weakness, The Demon reveals some tragic yet ironic evidence. He said, " Oh Frankenstein! Generous and self devoted being! What does it avail that I now ask you to pardon me? I who irretrievably destroyed thee by destroying all thou lovedst." All The Demon wanted was attention, and the only one he could get from Frankenstein was negative but it was good enough for him. He was remorseful and in the end willing to terminate his own life but it was all much to late because Frankenstein died with the same hatred he had for The Demon as ever.