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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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(read for critical writing, loved it. it’s so wonderful when classics remains bangers.)
always an angel
never a god
(read for critical writing, loved it. it’s so wonderful when classics remains bangers.)
always an angel
never a god
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
extremely mopey men!! bitching nonstop!! yet really good
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not at all what I expected but still quite good!
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't know why I let this sit on my shelf for so long but I'm glad I finally got around to picking this novel up. It goes without saying that this is an incredibly brilliant book, one which has made it straight to my favourites as a five star read, (which is quite an achievement). It's dark, it's despairing, it's tragic, it's emotional, it's melodramatic, it's haunting, all the requirements of wholly gothic novel.
I don't need to dwell on its achievements as a gothic novel as this is already known, yet I want to talk about the impressions it has made on me:
I loved the used of nature within this novel, it was described as grotesque in sections, not only adding to the atmosphere, but also became resemblant of the creature haunting Victor Frankenstein, it was gross and ugly, compared to anatomical parts, reminding us that this is the only solitude and acceptance that the "daemon" has found.
Further, our sympathies are constantly changing, at first towards the creature, who wants solely to be like those around him, who is rejected from society for his deformities and lack of human features. His rejection from the society he so wishes to be apart of, especially by even the kindest of those within it, forces him to reject society itself in turn, yet not without difficulty. Despite blaming humanity for his anguish, he cannot help but attempt to cling to innocence which, even then, he is punished for. While his acts are monstrous, playing into his physical attributes, his reasoning is almost understandable, if not flawed, you feel the complexity of his character in all folds, including in his end monologue, straight out of a tragedy play.
Having delved into a surface level assessment of some of the prominent features, to me, in this novel, I wanted to then turn this towards a modern assessment. Frankenstein's creation symbolises the possibility to determine and cast aside "outsiders" from society. To label and categorise and, in doing so, reject individuals forcing them in turn to reject society and become those characteristics which have been applied to them. Our "daemon" is the epitome of this, in his immediate rejection by Frankenstein, he is forced into reclusion, learning from a distance the etiquette of society. Yet even with this countenance, his form remains his shackles to his pre-determined category. All that is left for him to fall victim to is the realisation that he is deemed as this "daemon" and that despite his want for inclusivity and happiness, that this will never be, he is to reject this as a result. In this way, he becomes consumed by his label, his acts become monstrous and depraved, his reasoning is marred and clouded, he is the "daemon" which he was pre-destined to become. There is a lesson to be taken from this in that societal standards and expectations are hugely impressed upon us as individuals, that we shape our behaviours and our personal philosophies around these, we become defined by them and, in turn, we define others by them. We can easily cast those who do not fit out which, by doing so, can have disastrous consequences.
I ask that from each book you read, you take a lesson or a new understanding, even if you have not fully grasped the contents of the book, or what the author really intended, this is not always what reading is about, it is about personal development and learning.
I hope that this review has been explained well, and my reasonings understood. While I do not claim to propose this purpose as Shelley's, this is what I gleaned from the work. It is a personal understanding and, thus, subjective :)
I don't need to dwell on its achievements as a gothic novel as this is already known, yet I want to talk about the impressions it has made on me:
I loved the used of nature within this novel, it was described as grotesque in sections, not only adding to the atmosphere, but also became resemblant of the creature haunting Victor Frankenstein, it was gross and ugly, compared to anatomical parts, reminding us that this is the only solitude and acceptance that the "daemon" has found.
Further, our sympathies are constantly changing, at first towards the creature, who wants solely to be like those around him, who is rejected from society for his deformities and lack of human features. His rejection from the society he so wishes to be apart of, especially by even the kindest of those within it, forces him to reject society itself in turn, yet not without difficulty. Despite blaming humanity for his anguish, he cannot help but attempt to cling to innocence which, even then, he is punished for. While his acts are monstrous, playing into his physical attributes, his reasoning is almost understandable, if not flawed, you feel the complexity of his character in all folds, including in his end monologue, straight out of a tragedy play.
Having delved into a surface level assessment of some of the prominent features, to me, in this novel, I wanted to then turn this towards a modern assessment. Frankenstein's creation symbolises the possibility to determine and cast aside "outsiders" from society. To label and categorise and, in doing so, reject individuals forcing them in turn to reject society and become those characteristics which have been applied to them. Our "daemon" is the epitome of this, in his immediate rejection by Frankenstein, he is forced into reclusion, learning from a distance the etiquette of society. Yet even with this countenance, his form remains his shackles to his pre-determined category. All that is left for him to fall victim to is the realisation that he is deemed as this "daemon" and that despite his want for inclusivity and happiness, that this will never be, he is to reject this as a result. In this way, he becomes consumed by his label, his acts become monstrous and depraved, his reasoning is marred and clouded, he is the "daemon" which he was pre-destined to become. There is a lesson to be taken from this in that societal standards and expectations are hugely impressed upon us as individuals, that we shape our behaviours and our personal philosophies around these, we become defined by them and, in turn, we define others by them. We can easily cast those who do not fit out which, by doing so, can have disastrous consequences.
I ask that from each book you read, you take a lesson or a new understanding, even if you have not fully grasped the contents of the book, or what the author really intended, this is not always what reading is about, it is about personal development and learning.
I hope that this review has been explained well, and my reasonings understood. While I do not claim to propose this purpose as Shelley's, this is what I gleaned from the work. It is a personal understanding and, thus, subjective :)