NAME:- GUJARATI KRISHNA V.CLASS:- M.A SEM-2TOPIC:- FRANKENSTEIN SWINGS BETWEEN ‘HOPE’ AND ‘DESPAIR’ EXPLAIN.PAPER:-5 ROMANTIC AGEROLL NO:-17SUBMITTED BY:- MAHARAJA KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY. DEPT. OF. ENGLISH

Introduction of Author

Marry Shelly was born in 1797. William Godwin, the Author or

political Justice was father of Marry Shelly.

Frankenstein was written in 1818.

About the Novel

It is a Gothic novel prevailing darkness and the suspense of the reality and combination of science fiction and classical horror.

Shelly has created the sense of being haunted and also created by creation of the Monster.

Victor Frankenstein as a creator

Frankenstein learns about modern science within very short span of time he excels all Professors.

Was fascinated with the “secret of life”

By Chemistry and electricity he has animated a dead body and created a monster

Monster’s ugly look

The creation of Frankenstein was horrible. His appearance or devil, who later on

tended to ruin the peace of Frankenstein’s personal life. And it shows despair into the Frankenstein’s creation.

Monster as a helpful of others that is ‘hope’In ch-3 and ch-4… monster reports his high hopes as

he deeds for others, particularly for his “Neighbor’s s” outside of whose house he lived, unknown to them.

From paradise lost“happy, happy earth’ fit habitation for

gods… the present was tranquil and the future gilded by bright rays hope, and anticipation of joy”.

‘Despair’ by hasty discovery of the Monster. After the creation of monster soon he

disappeared from laboratory. He ruins Frankenstein’s peace of mind and his family life.

Monster’s horror could be seen in terms of the series of murders done by him.

Killing by Monster

The death of William The death sentence of Justine Caroline Elizabeth Frankenstein's father

Creation of the lady monster Monster wanted to create a lady

monster to accompany him. That was ‘hope’ for monster and

‘Despair’ for Frankenstein. Because it becomes disastrous for

the humanity.

Victor’s end that is the end of the creator After taking the revenge of killing of

Frankenstein’s nears and dears. He chased his creation towards north.

Victor was died of illness. And monster also died with his

creator. And left the reads with many

contrasting interpretations of victor and science.

Conclusion

Thus, the novel is largely shaped by the contrast between hubristic hopes and human despair.

This hope and despair is comes one by one into the novel.

We can not say that end of the novel is either hope or despair.

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