Frankenstein-Birth and Creation
This is a mindmap on the theme of Birth and Creation in Frankenstein
- Created by: anna giraldo
- Created on: 05-04-13 20:21
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- Frankenstein-Birth and Creation
- Victor usurps the role of God by giving birth to the monster
- "A new species would bless me as its creator and source"
- In her 1831 introduction, Shelley suggests that this is Frankenstein's main crime. his presumption in displacing God as the creator
- Frankenstein also seeks to usurp the power of women.
- He is refusing to conform to the restrictions of the conventional family, and the responsibilities.
- (A04)
- Frankenstein could also be revealing the fear of the natural processes of birth, possibly echoing Shelley's own ambivalence about childbirth
- Shelley lost most of her children after they were born.
- Victor's 'workshop of filthy creation' may have womb-like connotations.
- Shelley lost most of her children after they were born.
- Frankenstein could also be revealing the fear of the natural processes of birth, possibly echoing Shelley's own ambivalence about childbirth
- Shelley creates an entirely secular world; Christian myth serves only to provide analogies
- Perhaps we should consider the fact that Shelley is suggesting through Frankenstein's penance that he should never have attempted the act of creation
- Shelley could be focusing not on what he does, but what he fails to do; nurture his creation.
- Perhaps we should consider the fact that Shelley is suggesting through Frankenstein's penance that he should never have attempted the act of creation
- Victor usurps the role of God by giving birth to the monster
- Ellen Moers in 'Female Gothic' states that new-born babies represent the appearance of a monster
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