🌿 Nature's Aesthetics vs. the Unnatural: A Frankenstein Analysis 🍃
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Step into the mesmerizing world of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" as we explore the profound themes that shaped a literary masterpiece! 📖✨
In this video, we delve into the captivating values of the Romantic era, where nature's aesthetics were revered, and the power of the natural world was held in awe. Uncover how beauty was considered a virtue, while ugliness was seen as a vice, a critical element in the creation of the tragic monster.
But that's not all! We'll dissect the novel's intricate questioning of reason and its power to order the universe. Discover why Victor Frankenstein's pursuit of playing god with science serves as a warning against logic without reason or compassion, a message that resonates through the ages.
The role of women in the novel also takes center stage, revealing how they were portrayed in a diminutive light, patiently waiting to fulfill their roles or becoming victims of the monster's wrath. Explore the unconventional dynamics and implications of these portrayals.
And let's not forget the fascinating parallel with Prometheus, the ancient Greek myth of creation and punishment, beautifully encapsulated by Shelley's subtitle: "The Modern Prometheus." This myth carries profound lessons about divine retribution and the consequences of meddling with higher powers.
But there's so much more to uncover about the values and ambitions of the time period, the synergy of exploring humanity, science, and philosophy. It's a journey that invites you to question the very essence of humanity itself.
Join us on this literary adventure through time, where you'll gain a newfound appreciation for the timeless masterpiece, "Frankenstein." Don't miss out on this thought-provoking analysis! 🌿📚 #Frankenstein #LiteraryAnalysis #RomanticEra
Values of the Time
• The aesthetics of nature and awe at its power (derived from God) were values of the Romantics. What was natural and instinctual was considered healthy and good. Beauty was considered a virtue unto itself, and ugliness a vice or evidence of a poor character. Thus the poor ugly monster is an abomination of nature and must, therefore be wrong or evil.
• The power of reason to order the universe is questioned by the novel which sees Frankenstein as presumptuous to think he can play god. However, the book's true message is - beware of logic without reason or compassion. If Frankenstein had been a more responsible “father” to his creation perhaps it wouldn’t have gone on crazy killing sprees. While the monster is unnatural, it does, especially at first, wish to learn about itself and its world in a philosophical, almost noble fashion - it embodies the reasonable natural man, or at least, the reasonable natural child who needs the governing hand of a father in its life - see Rousseau’s philosophy.
• The role of women in the novel is a diminutive one, where Frankenstein’s girlfriend waits passively to marry him for years before being sacrificed to his monster’s rage. She has been made childlike to heighten her role as a victim and show that Frankenstein’s dependents all suffer when he neglects them. His lack of warm affection can be seen as “unnatural”.
• Shelley tagged Frankenstein with the subtitle: The Modern Prometheus. The story of Prometheus is a Greek tale of an old god who makes the first human out of clay. Zeus, king of the gods, is unhappy with Prometheus’ actions and wants to kill the human but Prometheus begs for his creation’s life. Zeus relents but warns Prometheus that he will hold him responsible for his creation’s actions. Prometheus sets about teaching the human how to hunt, etc and one day steals fire from Zeus and gifts it to the human. Prometheus is punished by Zeus by having his liver pecked out each day by an eagle, only to have it regrow that evening. The story's moral is: God gets cranky when you try to do HIS magic tricks.
• Human ambition is also a value of time. Exploring frontiers, new science, government, revolutions, and discovery was all considered good. The Enlightenment tried to emulate the Renaissance, which in turn was an emulation of the Greek and Roman golden ages, so Humanism was once again a consideration. It was just that some people worried about how these new discoveries and genius pursuits of man would be used.
Rousseau’s social contract underlines the duties of individuals to their government, and the government to the individual. For example, the individual gives up a portion of their income as tax. In return, the government provides a police force for the protection of the individual’s property.
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MONSTER: "Let me tell you a quick story as to why I am the way I am
* Takes 5 chapters to explain why he killed William *
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