The theme of doubling occurs when a pair of characters can be described as two sides of the same coin, though one usually represents the evil or hedonistic side of the other. Doubling is a recurring theme used in many Gothic novels but is also used in novels like ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the play of ‘MacBeth’. Mary Shelley frequently uses the theme of doubling through her novel ‘Frankenstein’ through how she structures the personalities and appearances of the characters. The most common use of doubling is between the characters of Victor Frankenstein and his monster. It is said that the monster’s ‘hideous looks’ represents Victor’s abnormal personality.
He is the prime example of a character that is easy to sympathize with or feel sorry for; however, the monster deserves a lot more sympathy than Victor does. Victor in a sense is the counterpart to the monster; he is surrounded by people who love him and cherish his company and thoughts. The monster on the other hand has no one to talk to, and is rejected by all even if though his heart is passionate. It is as the saying, ‘do not judge a book by its cover’,with the monster it is this way. He seems to be a very intelligent being, though he may be a little immature, this is all Victor’s doing.
Despite the Beast’s ugliness and anger, Belle falls in love with him anyway. This could very much give the monster hope that the same thing could happen to him and that he does not need a female monster to be happy, but his own real life
While in Frankenstein the creature’s fate is chosen with his appearance and societies prejudice. What do you think of when I say Frankenstein’s monster? Would you befriend such a thing? So ask yourselves, what makes a monster a
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: The thematic relationship between Lenina and Bernard Lenina Crowne is one of the main protagonists in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World. She is stunningly beautiful and is routinely described as "pneumatic". Lenina can also be seen as the subject in the novel that every male desires. This may be due to her amazing looks or the way that she can be used for emotionless sex. Lenina is also described to be “uncommonly pretty”, this view of her is completely out of her sphere of influence as she is one of the characters who follows the ideology “Everyone belongs to everyone else”.
All of these characters shared one thing in common; they were protagonists of their respective stories. But this statement was not true in Frankenstein. It was the antagonist that deserved sympathy. The monster’s pitiless and cruel treatments from others aroused our sympathy, rather than his creator; Victor Frankenstein’s suffering, for he suffered more discrimination and lack
Although sharing little in setting or premise, the texts Frankenstein and Blade Runner share many of the same concerns as they both challenge the values and morals of the societies in which they were set, most notably the notion of what it means to be human, as well as articulating the composers' critique of the advancement in science and technology. Both texts also exhibit the consequences of imprudent creation and the hubris of an individual to rise above and disrupt the natural order. Written in the eighteen hundreds by aggrieved writer Mary Shelley, the novel Frankenstein presents readers with a Romanticist perspective of technology ‘dehumanizing’ mankind as society was not made clear of their indistinct boundaries. Through Victor’s regression, “I, the true murderer, felt the never dying worm alive in my bosom”, the symbols of the ‘worm’ explore the downfall in
Innocence to Monstrous People encounter various obstacles throughout life that may alter their behavior. In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein and William Shakespeare’s Othello, The Monster and Othello experience a significant transformation from innocent to monstrous. Both grow negatively with the assistance of their antagonists, who are The Monster’s creator Victor Frankenstein, and Othello’s standard bearer Iago. Both The Monster and Othello undergo the transformation of being genuinely good-hearted characters looking out for what is best for themselves and other individuals, into unrestrained monsters through instability, both mentally and physically by being denied by others, and betrayal by important figures in their lives. This leads to morally
The Monster, Victor Frankenstein’s creation, is large and ugly looking creature that was made of human corps; whom long for companionship of human. The two main characters are seemly very different; however, there are similarities between the two characters that are uncannily. The main contrast between Victor Frankenstein and The Monster is their beginnings. Victor
The Monsters vulgarity and the Replicants perfection does not define them their reaction and action and the ability to think morally and ethically makes them human. The audiences predetermined ideas on a villain is flipped as the monster and replicants become the most relatable and the creators become demons. This makes the audience reconsider their ideas on what it is to be human, who can say what defines humanity when the humans act like