Comparing Frankenstein and Paradise Lost :: comparison compare contrast essays

Frankenstein and Paradise Lost Mary Shelley has created a subversive and grotesque God/Man alliance in Frankenstein. Shelly sets up Frankenstein and, at times, Man in general, to be the daemons God. Shelleys integration with Paradise Lost creates opportunity for making such comparisons. When the monster gives his book analyze of the found classic, he states, It moved every feeling of wonder and awe, that the picture of an omnipotent God warring with his creatures was capable of exciting. This is reminiscent of the war he has with Frankenstein when his wishes argon refused. He then goes on to relate the storys characters to his own situation. The plot of the monsters life follows a mutated version of Adams as he read it in Paradise Lost. At one point he relates, But it was all a dream no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my thoughts I was alone. I remembered Adams supplication to his Creator. But where was tap? The monster relates himself to Adam and expects the same treatment f rom his God. The full realization of the mockery of Adam and Eve is barely missed when Frankenstein decides to relieve Man of the burden of his monster race by refusing to create the monsters bride. Just as he has the power to create, has he the power to destroy. Yet, in the end, the monster is the one in control, and ultimately triumphs in the final chase, outliving his creator. Just as with Adam, the monsters role is also compared to that of Satan in Paradise Lost Many times I considered Satan as the better emblem of my condition for often, like him, when I viewed the bliss of my protectors, the bitter gall of envy rose within me. The monster is like Satan in that he is rejected by the beings of which he was once a member. While he does not remember, perhaps he feels his similarity, yet horrid mutation and punished rejection. The duality in the monster between Adam and Satan allows him to decide upon his plan of action. It is important to note that he takes upon himself the role of Adam before resorting to the methods learned from Satan. In Paradise Lost, Adam and Eve are banished from the Garden of Eden for eating fruit from the tree of knowledge. Much the same way, Frankensteins happy and loving life is slopped to pieces upon the creation of the monster.