Think about death. Death and love.
Is it worth to have a love for something (a child, parent, lover) when they can so easily hurt you. Imagine losing a child, what PAIN is that. On a lesser note, my mom is the same way with dogs. We had a family dog, a golden retriever named Buddy, for eleven years, and he and my mom were the closest pair of
animal-hum
an I've ever seen. They talked, literally... I'm not kidding (we Collins' are known for our ravishing imaginations) and they were literally dear dear friends. I want my mom to get another dog, but she refuses, since after Buddy's death, she has been so hurt. It was the hardest thing in the world for her, and she would never ever want to relive it.Poems mentioned in "Frankenstein"
-Prometheus in "Prometeus Unbound." I have never read this, so I did not grasp the analogy.
-"Rime of the Ancient Mariner"-->the wedding ghost, the old man kills the albatross because the bird loves him so much. Why would he kill this bird who loved him so much?
-->Christ image... killing Christ because he loved them so much
-In the end, deep, divine love is scary as hell... it's true, when you think about it. They can hurt you if anything happened.
Think of it on a personal level, if a guy loves you like REALLY, then chances are, you are not going to want anything to do with him.
Terrible anxiety and terrible fear. Think of the horror of watching you child die. Most mothers would rather die.
Suddenly, you have no control over yourself.
What if that bird doesn't come anymore? Kill him before he hurts you, that's the easy way out.
Alastor, Percy Bysshe Shelley
-Veiled maiden in love with him, but he doesn't notice... he dreams about her, and then is in seek of her again
-Originally, he "spurned her" He didn't take the original opportunity to love her back when she loved her...
-->Maybe he didn't want to get involved with someone, maybe they wouldn't live happily ever after in the pristine case. "Black hairs in the shower" image
Do these poems relate to "Frankenstein" in any way?
-Victor spurns nature's gifts
-He ignores everyone around him until he achieves "his goal"
-He doesn't pursue any relationships, he becomes selfish! He completely ignores his family and doesn't send them letters.
-->Even Elizabeth, who is his betrothed...
But why doesn't he contact them?????
-He is obsessed with his "project"
What feelings made Victor forget nature?
-He thought he'd made his monster beautiful... but the monster looks like death animated. He is completely YELLOW! Victor is upset; his creation has, in his eyes, failed. He is horrified by what he's done, and he is ashamed!
Building the monster and rejecting Elizabeth...
-Elizabeth is essentially an extension of his mother, so he wants to not be hurt and he wants to keep her alive forever
-He wants to never lose her, and he is afraid of a world without her
-->Unfortunately, this is a bad motivation for Victor. The monster scares him.
"I became as cheerful as before I was attacked by the fatal passion."
-He imagines himself being literally attacked by fate! He was a mere passer-by and fate attacked him
-->He made a mistake. He is too passive, really. Many things are his fault. He is too passive, and he does not "man up" and act for himself.
Pg. 63-64
-Victor viewing himself as the true murderer, but Elizabeth was innocent. Victor, then, is the one who is suffering the most out of the two.
-->"I bore a hell within me." Victor quoting Satan in Paradise Lost.
-Elizabeth is suffering pretty badly, but Victor is not recognizing her... his egotism is in the way
-Victor has a sick desire to be the greatest... and that is his inherent problem
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