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Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus (Themes (forbidden knowledge,…
Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus
to create a human
joining parts selected from corpses
result experiment: ugly and revolting
Monster become a Murderer
destroys his creator.
Introduction to the novel
Shelley gives her version of origin
seems to read
ghost stories
speculation reanimation of corpses
memories of her sense of lost
at death of her mother
dedicated to Godwin
used many of ideas of her parents
ifluence of Percy bysshe
tension between
interest in revolutionar ideas
fear of revolution
interest on science
particularly chemistery
frankestein wanted create throught
electricity
chemistery
work of Romantic poets
The monster
considered Rousseau's noble savage
not influences by civilisation
The form
epistolary novel
walton's sister, Margaret Saville
whose initial are the same of ...
is the receiver
story told from 3 points of view
it starts and ends
with walton on his failed expedition to reach the North Pole
Double
the most important characters
linked to the theme of duble
Walton - Frankenstain
manifest same ambition
wish to overcover human limits
wish for loneliness
pride of being different
Frankenstain - his creature are complementary
suffer for their isolation
being good but become obsessed with hate and revenge
Themes
forbidden knowledge
penetration of Nature's secret
Duble
social prejudices
edcation and experience
the usurpation of female role