Study of ‘Frankenstein’

Study of ‘Frankenstein’

Introduction:-

                            

                   ‘Frankenstein’ is a novel written by Mary Shelly. It is a novel of science fiction. And very well written by marry Shelly. It is a story about victor and monster. But here we discussed here it with cultural perspective. Her novel has morphed in to countless forms in both height brow and popular culture. Her

creation teaches us not to under estimate the power of youth culture. It is a truly captivating powerful novel that analyses ‘Monstrosity’ with  regard to ‘Humanity’ however without a sound understanding of the context, in witch the text was written one couldn't completely comprehend the themes, ideas and references did not present nor can the apparent link between monstrosity and humanity be completely fathomed.

                   By studying and reading the novel with the help of scientific discern the reason behind Marry Shelley depicting the creator’s creation and development in the manner she chose to researching in to the literary context provides one with superior appreciation of interstitial references, the style in which the novel has been written and the novel’s secondary title ‘The Modern Prometheus’ similarly an understanding of the historical context grants one the ability to identify the allegory of the industrial revolution.

                   Here one thing is happening is most notable. The creation was made of human parts. It was in essence human can on judge this as being monstrous. Bearing in mind that the industrial revolution. Electricity was another monumental scientific discovery of the time. One those many viewed with clew and wonder. The creature saw characteristics of himself in both Adam and Satan. Just as human that created the monster.

                   Victor can be seen as the god who has created Adam and Eve and Satan. In Milton’s paradise lost god created all human being but some human did not under control of him so god departed them and theme they had become Satan. In this epic we can see Satan wants to be king. The same thing happened in the present novel victor Frankenstein has made the monster and then he wants to become the emperor of world.

                   This novel is also has a subtitle. As we earlier discussed that this novel is subtitle ‘Modern Prometheus.’ We called Victor Frankenstein can be seen as the modern Prometheus. Again with greater knowledge of the context the “Spark of being” is further clarified. Shelley ideally represents electricity as the modern heavy fire. The main influence on Frankenstein avoid had been through the presentation of the Promethean legend. The individual and his quest can be interpreted as Frankenstein or the creature whose journey to achieve revenge.

                   We can also say that marry Shelley’s science Fiction adventure, thriller and dramatize the novel in that one can do the thing which challenging the God’s creation, the cultural sign and its major aspects. In this novel we come across with mythical story or we can say culture take like “Prometheus”, “Narcissus” and “Paradise lost”. Marry Shelley has presented very fruitfully and with appropriate practices. Her novel has morphed in to countless forms in both height brow and popular culture.

                   As we can also say that it is truly captivating powerful novel that analyzes ‘Monstrosity’ with regard to ‘humanity’. In this novel Victor Frankenstein is the first character, who makes a cultural discourse and who occupies our attention, a character for whom his desire to create life is everything while to accept that life is not important. For him the creation “Monster” is not his child and responsibility now. In below given quote we can see his hunger for knowledge and to create a life through that knowledge.

The world was to me a

Secret which I desired to divine.

Curiosity earnest research

To learn the hidden laws of

Nature, gladness akin to

Rapture, as they were earliest

Sensation I can remember.

                   Humanity which sees the moral or ethical consent of the novel and by this I also want to prove my point that why Marry Shelley wants to create a male monster? but by this regard I can say through observing all aspect the aspects of novel and its study that I have, and naturally this clear when its shoes the power of men and in other hand the ugliness of the monster that she wants to show and also we can say in cultural studies of this novel that,

“A message on the Irony and

Danger in the Quest of power”

                   Frankenstein’s rejection of his monster can be interpreted to be a representation of man being ironically disgusted at sin his own sin.

The Modern facts:-

                   When we talking about the modern facts, first one question rise in our mind that what is today’s generation see towards this creation? The answer is may be an irony and power with regard to the text ‘historical context’ Frankenstein is interpreted as allegorical of the industrial revolution. Hence from the knowledge of the novels scientific context one experiences a greater understanding of firstly where the text predominant idea had its origin and also elucidates the creation.

                   As it was human influence that converted the creature into an ‘evil’ being. Some negative aspects can be seen as monstrous if they resulted from humans from the texts scientific context one can see that victor Frankenstein achievement was the objective for many scientist of that time. References to Milton “paradise lost” reoccur throughout the novel. However the gods Frankenstein punished Prometheus was punished by his own creation.

                   Mary Shelly’s creation in Frankenstein is paradoxical. One can say that Frankenstein is a not monster but a made a warrior who is brave and strong person but anything like this when Marry Shelly writes like this;

“Its gigantic stature and the deformity of its aspect, more hideous than belongs to humanity, instantly informed me that it was the wretch, the filthy, daemon to whom I had given life. What did him there? Could he be (I shuddered at the conception) the murder of my brother? No sooner did that I became convinced of its truth; my teeth chattered, and I was forced lean against a tree for support. The figure passed me quickly, and I lost it in the gloom.”

                   On the one hand, they transgress against ‘the establishment’ Shelly’s creation teaches us not to underestimate the power of youth of culture.

                   Cultural sign in Frankenstein made to be a Frankentheme and the heart of the novel irony. How the victor creates a way of live, and how the Frankenstein throws any as a orphan and suffering from society’s cruelness. Even victor’s reliance upon defensive idealization represents one the major narcissistic feature of his. He repeatedly makes one statement about his childhood that;

“No human being could have

Childhood passed a happier than me”

Revolutionary Births: -

                   In Frankenstein we can also see the revolutionary birth in the character of monster. Born like its creator in an age of revolution, Frankenstein challenged accepted ideas of its day. As it has become increasingly modified by modern consumer culture, one wonders whether its original revolutionary spirit and its critique of scientific, philosophical and political and gender issues have become obscured instead its continuing transformation attests to its essential op positional nature. Hardly day goes by without out seeing an image or allusion to Frankenstein, from CNN descriptions of Saddam Hussein as an “American created Frankenstein” to magazine articles that warn of genetically engineered “Frankenstein”, test tube babies, and cloning.

A race of Devils:-

                   In Frankenstein we can see that some different kinds of ‘races’ portrayal by Mary Shelly. Though the creature’s skin is only described as yellow, it has been constructed out of a cultural tradition of the threatening other or giant, gypsy or Negro.

                   Though the abolitionists wished to portray the blank man or woman as brother or sister, they also created an image of the African as a childlike, suffering and degraded being. To turn him (the slave) loose in the manhood of his physical strength, in the maturity of his physical passion but in the infancy of his uninstructed reason. The labors are not educated people and this concept we can see in the present novel.

Archetype of Frankenstein in popular culture:-

                   Timothy Morton uses the term Frankenstein, drawn from sonic elements of language as used in structural linguistics and visual elements as “elements of culture that are derived from “Frankenstein”. We end with a quick look at some of the thousands of retelling parodies and other selected Frankenstein themes as they have appeared in popular fiction drama, film and television. From the “Frankenstein” debut on the stage, the creature has generally been made assigned less blame.

Film Adaptations:-

                   We can see many films made in this story ‘Frankenstein’. In the Frankenstein omnibus readers can study the screen play for the 1931 James Whale film ‘Frankenstein”, the most famous of all adaptations. It was loosely based on the novel with the addition of new elements, including the monster’s body. Thomas Edison in 1910, a one however produced the first film version of “Frankenstein” reel tinted silent. Early German films that were heavily influenced by this Frankenstein” were the cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The golem and metropolis.

Television Adaptations:-

                   “Frankenstein” has surfaced in hundreds of television adaptation, including “Night Gallery, the Addams family, the Munster, star trek. The next generation, notable television creatures have included Bo Swenson, randy quad, David Warner and Lan Holm. Perhaps the most authentic television version was “Frankenstein” the true story with script writing by Christopher Isherwood and acting by James Mason.

Conclusion:-

                   And in the end with the help of the point we can discussed further, we can easily say that in this novel we can see many cultural elements. There is some elements of worker or labor also can see in this novel. And we can study some cultural aspect with the help of Milton’s “paradise Lost”. And in this novel the two main characters represents the cultural things in this novel.