frankenstien - page 1
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By Paul John Carew on 26/03/2009
Level: GCSE Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)
Page Number: 1 of 7 pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
In Frankenstien Mary Shelly uses a chinese box technique. The chapters that we read are told in two separate parts. One chapter is told by Victor Frankenstien (This shows us Victors point of view). The second half is told in the creatures view of events. In the nineteenth century when Mary Shelly wrote the book, electricity was discovered in the human limbs and the first blood transfusion took place and it turned out successful. Another influence on the book would of been Mary Shellys own experiences like when her mother died during a childbirth or when Mary suffered multiple miscarriages herself. In the nineteenth century people were solely judged on there apperences. People got judged by there cover. Frankenstien tried to play god and when he created the creature we all knew punishment was just around the bend.
This is an emotive chapter we are given an insight of Victor's emotions and his views on the creature. Victor starts out with excitment but that excitment soons turns into horror and disgust once the crature comes to life,
This chapter is written in the first person point of view, it is written from Frankenstien's point of view. The atmosphere is surprising in this chapter, you would expect a nice happy colourful mood with nice sunny wether and smiley faces but instead the atmosphere is miserable and the weather is gloomy. This atmosphere contrasts with the way Frankenstien feels towards the creature now that it had come to life. When the creature comes to life the candle starts to burn out "My candle was nearly burnt out" this shows how Frankenstien was feeling, he was feeling tierd and exsusted.
Frankenstien described the creature as ugly. "Dull yellow eye of the creature opened" this shows that the creature didnt turn out the way he wanted it to because Frankenstien picked out the perfect features and he got an ugly creation "and i selected his features as beautiful! Beautiful" this shows that he picked out everythink to proportion and he said it turned out to be a "catastrope".
Shelly juxtaposes images of beauty and horror. "watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun white sockets in which they were set his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips". these are the ugly points made about the creature. They are all images of ugliness and horror. "Lustrous black, flowing hair; his teeth of pearly whiteness". These are
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