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Point of View

Point of View. Khalid Yusuf Munoz 5th Zach Hayes 10-10-13 Gabrielle Sutton Reuben Thomas Kelechi Iwuanyanwu. Literal Meaning.

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Point of View

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  1. Point of View Khalid Yusuf Munoz 5th Zach Hayes 10-10-13 Gabrielle Sutton Reuben Thomas KelechiIwuanyanwu

  2. Literal Meaning • “Select a play you have read and write an essay in which you explain the techniques a playwright uses to guide his audience’s responses to the central characters and the action. You might consider the effect on the audience of things like setting, the use of comparable and contrasting characters, and the characters’ responses to each other.” • The literal meaning of the prompt is asking what literary techniques enable the reader to understand the central idea, actions, and characters of the novel without the use of a single first person point of view or recurrent narrator.

  3. BEFORE AFTER Thesis • The idea developed. • The central idea progressively developed. • In Frankenstein, the central idea is progressively developed through the use of literary techniques. • In Frankenstein, the central idea, man is inherently good and made evil by the persecutions of other men, is progressively developed through the use of literary techniques. • In Frankenstein, the central idea, man is inherently good and made evil by the persecutions of other men, is progressively developed through the use of literary techniques as contrasting points of view belonging to the three main characters are angled towards the same idea. • In Frankenstein, the central idea, man is inherently good and made evil by the persecutions of other men, is progressively developed through the use of literary techniques as contrasting points of view belonging to the three main characters are angled towards the same idea, which is accomplished by a setting that correlates to the emotions of the individual whose point of view was expressed by metonymy, contrasting personalities of Walton, the creature, and Frankenstein leading to internal conflicts developing the characters, and the interactions between the characters displaying their individual opinions and actions as response.

  4. Relation of the Prompt to the Novel • The prompt relates to Frankenstein due to the alternating points of view between Captain Walton, Victor Frankenstein, and the creature. Through Walton’s letters to his sister, Margaret, Frankenstein tells his story regarding the creature. In Frankenstein’s story, the creature shares his own story, and at the end of the novel, Frankenstein finishes his story and dies allowing the creature to speak to Walton. All three points of view interact and switch throughout the novel.

  5. Captain Walton’s Letters • “Walton in continuation…You have read this strange and terrific story, Margaret; and do you not feel your blood congeal with horror, like that which even now curdles mine?” (Shelley 155). • This marked the end of Victor’s tale and returned to the point of view introduced at the beginning of the novel, Captain Robert Walton. • At the beginning of the novel, Walton’s point of view angled towards Margaret allowing for the reader to feel addressed and connect with Walton which led into his connection with Frankenstein. When he speaks with the creature, an outside point of view is seen regarding the Frankenstein v. creature conflict, so in one consideration, Walton’s point of view represents that of anyone external to the conflict.

  6. Frankenstein’s Tale(Story within a Letter) • “You seek for knowledge and wisdom, as I once did…I do not know that the relation of my disasters will be useful to you; yet, when I reflect that you are pursuing the same course, exposing yourself to the same dangers which have rendered me what I am, I imagine that you may deduce an apt moral from my tale” (Shelley 13). • Frankenstein, identifying with Walton, warns the captain of the consequences he may face in his pursuit of knowledge. • Shelley uses the point of view of Frankenstein as a cautionary tale towards those who seek to disregard the boundaries of nature.

  7. The Creature’s Story(Story within a Story within a Letter) • “The being finished speaking, and fixed his looks upon me in the expectation of a reply” (Shelley 104). • At this point in the novel, the creature has completed his tale and has requested for another like himself. The point of view of Victor is returned to the reader. • The creature’s point of view provides the transition from good to evil and the emotions connected with the actions that led to the transition. At the end of the novel, he displays his true feelings regarding Frankenstein, his symbolic father, when his character is fully developed. (Pie-ception)

  8. Significant Moment • “But I consented to listen, and seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale” (Shelley 70). • After being confronted by the creature for the first time, Victor feels obliged to listen as the creature begins to tell the story of his life since his unhappy creation. This is the introduction of the third point of view in the novel, the creature’s, as well as Victor’s first encounter with the creature since his abandonment.

  9. Significant Moment • “His voice seemed suffocated; and my first impulses, which had suggested to me the duty of obeying the dying request of my friend, in destroying his enemy, were now suspended by a mixture of curiosity and compassion” (Shelley 163). • At this point, even after listening to Frankenstein describe the creature as a murderous monster, Walton feels compassion for the creature upon witnessing the creature express remorse for his horrific actions.

  10. Parallelism • “I began to reflect on the best means of securing him; and for this purpose, about a month after my release, I repaired to a criminal judge in the town, and told him that I had an acquisition to make; that I knew the destroyer of my family; and that I required him to exert his whole authority for the apprehension of the murder”(Shelley 147). • Parallelism occurs in the repetition of the word “I” followed by a verb, included in “I began,” “I repaired,” “I had,” “I knew,” and “I required.” This quote occurs almost immediately after Frankenstein’s wedding night when Elizabeth is killed. Shelley used parallelism in this part of the novel to depict a dramatic change in Frankenstein’s outlook on the creature. She does this to show how quickly Frankenstein turns to evil and murderer mimicking the behavior of the creature showing that the two are not so different. • Parallelism on a large scale can be seen through comparing the pursuit of knowledge by the three main points of view. Despite the fact that each point of view is unique and follows a different path throughout the novel, all of them begin with an interest in pursuing knowledge, and each one ends with a realization that such pursuits may prove harmful.

  11. Rhetorical Question • “What did their tears imply? Did they really express pain?”(Shelly 77). • In the quote, the creature asks himself questions quietly after discovering the people who live next by. He wonders to himself why they might be crying and what they may be going through. The questions the creature asks himself about the residents of the cottage show that he has the capabilities of sympathizing with others. This alters the reader’s response to the creature by revealing the creatures sentiment. As the novel progresses and the creature has more questions, the reader, in turn, sees the creature in a more positive light as the writer intended.

  12. Symbolism • Light and fire is used a symbol for knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge. All three point of views use fire in a description of their pursuit of knowledge, and they speak of it in a positive manner, as fire can bring light. However, Frankenstein and the creature fail to realize the negative effects of fire, while Walton is the only one who learns to control his actions. • Walton: “What may not be expected in a country of eternal light?” • Frankenstein: “until from the midst of this darkness a sudden light broke in upon me – a light so brilliant and wondrous, yet so simple” • The creature: “I found a fire which had been left by some wandering beggars, and was overcome with delight at the warmth I experienced from it. In my joy I thrust my hand into the live embers, but quickly drew it out again with a cry of pain.”

  13. Cosmic Irony • “But now, when I appeared almost within grasp of my foe, my hopes were suddenly extinguished…The wind arose; the sea roared; and, as with the mighty shock of an earthquake, it split, and cracked with a tremendous and overwhelming sound. The work was soon finished…I was left drifting…thus preparing for me a hideous death” (Shelley 154). • This moment of the novel is ironic because it seems that fate stands in the way between Frankenstein as he, finally, tries to rid the world of the monster he created. Throughout the novel, Frankenstein fell ill multiple times, usually when he feels guilty or responsible for some tragedy, but he recovered every time to only suffer more, but when he finally decided to do something about his creation, he failed, this time resulting in death.

  14. Citations • Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. 3rd ed. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1994. Print. • http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Pieception_448422_2299406.gif • http://l3rokeneye.deviantart.com/art/Frankenstein-FIRE-159196219 • http://coreyfolo.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/frankenstein.png • http://shirtoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/frankenstein-monster.jpg • http://www.gracevisions.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/FRANKENSTEIN/frankenstein-dance-250-f.gif • http://hackerhaus.com/page/2/ • http://hdwallpapersbase.com/charlie-sheen-wallpapers/ • http://www.fbookcover.com/img-pugs-not-drugs-s-facebook-cover-5185.htm • https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/5327948800/h75B4EA88/ • http://karengately.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/who-am-i.jpg • http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pixies/2011/11/20/1321815607313/Frankenstein-007.jpg • http://imgace.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/king-of-gondor-story-told-gif.gif

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