MONSTER'S CREATION Flashcards
quotes on setting during monster’s creation
candle nearly burnt out/ half extinguished
dreary night
rain pattered dismally
quotes on victor’s emotions during the monster’s creation
an anxiety that almost amounted to agony
quotes on victor’s hubrism when creating the monster
infuse a spark into a being
collected the instruments of life
quotes on the monster’s appearance
dun white sockets/ dull yellow eye of creature
his yellow skin / his luscious black hair
his yellow skin scarcely covered his arteries
quote from victor which dehumanise the monster
convulsive motions agitated its limbs
catastrophe/wreck
quotes on victor’s regret and punishment
I passed the night wretchedly
overthrew me completely
dreams that were once food… were now hell to me
AO3 for monster’s creation
physiognomy, gothic conventions of the uncanny, modern prometheus and anything to do with rapid scientific progressions
analyse convulsive motions agitated its limbs
foreshadows the monster’s future suffering as its immediately othered upon its creation - the sterile and lifeless image emphasises this rejection from human society
analyse catastrophe/wreck
Victor asserts his own sense of dominance over the monster as he makes him appear inferior and disregards him as being human
analyse I passed the night wretchedly
reflects the unnatural consequences of victor’s unnatural deeds- his punishment
analyse it overthrew me completely
reveals the violent realisation that victor has undergone and shows the power/dangers of his ambitions
analyse dreams that were food…now were hell to me
quote reveals victor’s damnation as the repurcussions of his greed now haunt him instead. ironically they bring him unrest rather than the fulfillment he had wished for
analyse yellow skin scarcely covered its arteries
the image depicts the monster as being nearly human but physically not - highlights its ostracisation from human society
analyse dun white sockets/ dull yellow eye of the creature
the inhumane description of the monster highlights the immorality of Victor’s actions which have manifested into his creation
the colour imagery reveals the sickness and corruption associated with his sins
analyse his yellow skin / his luscious black hair
the repeated anadiplosis creates focus on the monster’s features and exaggerates its ugliness which in turn reveals Victor’s own shallow and superficial judgement of the monster
