characterization victor frankenstein：维克多弗兰肯斯坦的表征

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1、CharacterizationVictorFrankensteinVictor’sthought’sofhimself:-Victor’sopinionofhimselfoscillatesbetweenregretandselfloathingforhisactionsandextremenarcissismforhisscientificaccomplishments.ThetwoaspectsofFrankenstein’sopinionofhimselfareexposedinthepivotalpointofthenovel,Chapter5,inwhichthem

2、onsterisbroughtintoexsistance.-‘Withananxietythatalmostamountedtoagony,Icollectedtheinstrumentsoflifearoundme.”TheanxietyandwoesthatVictorfeelspertainingtothecreationofhismonsterindicatesthatheisquestioninghimselfandtheactionsheisabouttoundertake.-“Ihadselectedhisfeaturesasbeautiful.Beautifu

3、l!–GreatGod!”Victor’spraiseforthemonsterinthispassageisinfactapraiseforhimselfasheisthecreatorofthis“beautiful”being.CharacterSketch:VictorFrankensteinActions:Pre-MonsterAge13:BathsnearThonon:cameacrossworksofCorneliusAgrippa,sparkedinterestinnaturalphilosophy(studyofmagicthroughGod/nature)C

4、ontinuedstudyingworks,thoughhisfathertoldhimnotto:disregardforrules,againstconfinement,questforknowledgeAge15:witnessedlightningsplinteringtree:sparkedinterestinlawsofelectricityAge17:leavesforIngolstadtafterdeathofmother,deeplyupsettoleavefriends/familybehindContinueswithnaturalphilosophy,t

5、houghprofessorKrempewarnedhimagainstitInterestedinstructureofthehumanform:death/decaytolearnaboutlifeStudiesatuniversity,becomesobsessedwithaccumulationofknowledge,beginstoforgetfamily,hardlymentionsthemCollectscadavers:“Icollectedbonesfromcharnel-houses”(33).Createsmonster,immediatelyfleesP

6、hysicality“HowcanIdescribemyemotionsatthecatastrophe,orhowdelineatethewretchwhomwithsuchinfinitepainsandcareIhadendeavouredtoform?Hislimbswereinproportion,andIhadselectedhisfeaturesasbeautiful.Beautiful!GreatGod!Hisyellowskinscarcelycoveredtheworkofmusclesandarteriesbeneath…pg35Afterthemonst

7、ercomestolifevictorfeelsonlyhorroranddisgustforhiscreationInsanity-Hisinsanitybeginswithhisobsessionofcreatingthemonster.-Peoplewon’tbelievehisstory.(pg13)-Herealizesthewaythedarknesswasmakinghimgocrazyandthe“wreck”hehasbecome.(pg34)-Therealization