“For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart” (Shelly, Ch. 5, paragraph 3). Victor’s creation on the other hand is displayed as malicious and demonic in the beginning of the story but we see his more human side as the story progresses, as he wishes for a companion, “I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects.
Every person has felt shame and remorse, at one time or another, after having made an enormous mistake, especially one that had been fear-driven. The mistake seemed infinitesimally small at the time, but proved to have a massive effect on the outcome of Eckels’ present-day world. Although Skurzynski’s story was an interesting read, I did not find it as thought provoking or relatable to me. The Nethergrave was about
6) The being explains his need for a hovel, saying, "Here then I retreated, and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man." 7) Here, the monster shows a unique ability to analyze humanity because, though he's not a human himself, he has the intelligence of one.� He explains, "I heard about the slothful Asiatics; of the stupendous genius and mental activity of the Grecians; of the wars and wonderful virtue of the early Romans-of their subsequent degenerating-of the decline of that mighty empire; of chivalry, Christianity, and kings. "� This synopsis of Western culture in a nutshell shows the monster's ability to put humanity in perspective.� Indeed, there's almost a triviality to it.� Yet this education only furthers the monster's realization that he is disconnected from the humans he admires. 8) When the monster learns that the most respected men in society have wealth and influence, he laments, "I possessed no money, no friends, no kind of property.."� Indeed, we feel pity for Frankenstein's monster and understanding of his view of humanity-its good and bad points.� In many ways, Shelley uses this quote to underscore the theme of man's cruelty and injustice. 9) Frankenstein's creature explains his anger, saying, "There was non among the myriads of men that existed who would pity or assist me; and should I feel kindness towards my enemies?� No: from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and, more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery."
It enraged me. It was their confidence, maybe--their blissful, swinish ignorance, their bumptious self satisfaction, and, worst of all, theirhope" We see that in this quote Grendel slowly starts to become annoyed with the humans. The reason Grendel thinks this way is because all he hears from them is the praise they talk about of Hrothgar and god. "I had become something, as if born again. I had hung between possibilities before, between the cold truths i knew and the heart-sucking conjuring tricks of the Shaper: now that was passed: I was Grendel, Ruiner of Meadhalls, Wrecker of Kings!"
However, the devilish creature is intelligent and has a sincere heart and an innocent mindset. Being that his overarching goal is to work his way calmly into society; the wretch is emotionally unstable when the shunning of anybody he came into contact with became an impossible avoidance. He is well aware of this discriminatory rejection as he states, “the unnatural hideousness of my person was the chief object of horror with those who had formerly beheld me” (Shelley 133). The mere power of the monster’s disfigurement takes its toll on the witnesses, granted that it is seemingly unattainable for them to look within this helpless creature. The blind De Lacey is proficient in distinguishing the sincerity in the monster’s voice when confronted by him.
To express this in other words, if you are working on a hard problem, you are going to make mistakes. It’s easy to expect perfection from ourselves and/or the fear the judgment that comes with “messing up”. Even at its worse, we learn from those errors to really dive into the problem for a successful result. That is not a new concept, but it is one that is often forgotten. Mistakes are actually indicators that you are actually trying to succeed, so without them you are not doing much at all.
The assessment gives my strengths as listening, teamwork, reliability and follow-through and my weaknesses as oversensitive, slow to begin action, and poor at goal setting. I definitely agree with these strengths and weaknesses. I can be oversensitive and sometimes it puts me at a disadvantage because people think they can take advantage of me and my kind-heartedness. This could not be farther from the truth, as I have gotten older I have gotten wiser and wiser. I usually take things people say and do
Sin is a crime caused by wanting joy but Chillingworth is not like that. His actions are purely evil which is true sin. “ At first, his expression had been calm, meditative, scholar-like. Now, there was something ugly and evil in his face...” (Hawthorne 120.) “ Old Roger Chillingworth, throughout his life, he had been calm in temperament , kindly, though not of warm affections...but, as he proceeded, a terrible fascination, a kind of fierce...” ( Hawthorne 123.)
While someone else may hold a different ethical viewpoint, I have found, upon taking the Ethical Lens Inventory, my own personal ethical viewpoint to lie right in the middle of the Results Lens and the Reputation Lens. The things I value the most are personal independence and equality between all people. Also, I believe in overcoming obstacles with reasoning and courage. One of my greatest strengths is having compassion, and nothing is more important to me than that specific trait. However, where there is strength, there is also weakness.
2. Self-regulation – as example above, I was afraid and I could not control my emotions so they hindered my abilities to contribute to my team, my work. Because I am now confident in myself, I believe in my skills and I can control my fears of ‘failing’. I learn that it is okay to make mistake. What I need to do is to learn from my mistakes and I strive not to make the same mistake