CR- Post 2 Frankenstein Mary Shelley
“… I was their plaything and their idol, and something better—their child, the innocent and helpless creature bestowed on them by heaven, whom to bring up to good, and whose future lot it was in their hands to direct to…
CR#2- FRANKENSTEIN
What I found very intriguing in reading Frankenstein is the fact that Justine, who was convicted of murdering William, was convicted of this crime. There was only circumstantial evidence found on her. This gets brought up when Victor is talking…
Close Reading Post #2
The imagery in Frankenstein is something that is very specific. Imagery is what tells a lot of the story. From the scene of the monsters creation to the monsters appearance described in such detail, the imagery really brings this story…
CR#2
Frankenstein “Oh! be men, or be more than men. Be steady to your purposes as firm as a rock. The ice is not made of such stuff as your hearts may be; it is mutable and cannot withstand you if…
The Fallen Angel
“Oh Frankenstein, be no equitable to every other and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I…
CR #2 – Frankenstein
Before I begin, I would like to say that I am using an online website in order to read Frankenstein. The problem is that there are no pages, and just chapters. So, if I cite anything I’ll be using chapters. I…
CR #2: Frankenstein
Throughout the novel, there is a constant theme of death, and more specifically, an interesting fascination with suicide. In chapter 15, when the creature is telling Frankenstein of the events of his life following his abandonment by his creator, including,…
CR Post #2 Frankenstein
Frankenstein Chapter 5: “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features…
Critical Reading Two
It is incredibly intriguing that Mary Shelly would open her book Frankenstein with letters written from Walton to his sister. Even more so that the opening line of the first letter is trying to relive Walton’s sister nerves. Walton writes, “You will…
Frankenstein CR
Mary Shelly used the literary devices of simile and metaphor to describe his unstoppable imagination of creating life. “No one can conceive the variety of feelings which bore me onwards, like a hurricane, in the first enthusiasm of success.” (Chapter…