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Post by sgalle on May 17, 2010 11:13:49 GMT -5
As you read, you may find some quotes that seem particularly disturbing, insightful, interesting, or amusing. Here's the place to comment on them.
Include the quote, the page number(s), and your response to this quote.
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samia
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Post by samia on Aug 25, 2010 12:41:56 GMT -5
"I was tempted to plunge into the silent lake, that the waters might close over me and the calamities forever. But I was restrained, then I thought of the heroic and suffering Elisabeth, whom I tenderly loved, and whose existence was bound up in mine I thought also of my father and surviving brother: should I by my base desertion leave them exposed and unprotected to the malice of the fiend whom I had let loose among them?"(pg. 94) This quote is very significant and reveals a lot about Frankenstein’s character. He had a suicide wish since he had suffered so much and gone through so much pressure. He knew that by dying all the pain would finally disappear as well as the guilt. His own creation had killed his brother and lead to the death of another beloved friend. Then he realizes how strong the love for his family is. He couldn’t die and leave Elisabeth, his father and his remaining brother susceptible to attack. His reason of living was simply protecting his family. I felt pity for him since after a short time the monster also killed Elisabeth; his father suffered so much he died as well. He had nothing left and no reason to live. After these events he simply lived out of anger and to get his revenge.
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Post by sgalle on Aug 25, 2010 15:00:00 GMT -5
How successful do you think Frankenstein is at achieving his goal? Might he have done anything differently? What? Where?
How do you feel about him?
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Post by asalazar on Aug 27, 2010 22:24:51 GMT -5
"I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. for this i had deprived myself of rest and health. i had desired it with and ardour that far exceeded moderations; but now that i had finished, thae beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart."(pg.58)
This quote is said by Victor Frankenstein right as he finishes his creation, he talks about such a passion and desire of giving life to something that had already died, so much sacrifices that he must endure for two years, sleepless nights not visiting his family lack of health and food, all this conditions he suffered for his creation. The creation that as soon as he finished brought him disgust , all his dreams and expectations disappeared in an instant. Victor talks so passionately and naively about what he is creating only to later find horror as he finishes. He realized that what he had done was terrible. He had brought something not human to the world, something that could only bring him suffering and pain. He regrets this so much that falls into a state of illness as soon as he finishes his work, and later on his own creation brings his life and the life of the ones close to him to an end filled with hatred sadness regretfulness and tragedy.
Aaron Salazar
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Post by canda on Aug 29, 2010 2:45:40 GMT -5
“Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed. Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. Make me happy, and I shall again be virtuous,” (103). This quote has an allusion to the Bible when the monster says that he is the equivalent of Adam to God, he is to Victor and when he mentions the fallen angel who was forced to lived without joy. The monster is miserable for not being wanted by Victor or anybody and for being physically different from others because he is excluded and alone. Here the monster explains how the society affected him, because he was born as a pure creature not knowing anything but because society rejected him because of his appearance he felt misery which could make the monster an enemy of Victor. The monster is asking for love and companionship so that he could again be a pure creature.
Camila Anda
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Post by sofiasevilla on Aug 29, 2010 13:41:57 GMT -5
“Seek happiness in tranquility, and avoid ambition, even if it be only the apparently innocent one distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries.” (p. 269). This quote was said by Victor Frankenstein when he was talking to Walton in the expedition he was doing. Frankenstein was really ambitions and because he wanted to make all the discoveries and to know everything, he created this monster that ruin his life. He talked to Walton when he was really sick and when he was dying and the only thing he regrets was his ambition because that led him to the worst life, without family and with a monster against him. He tells this quote to Walton so he could not do the same mistakes he did. Frankenstein learned that if he did everything with tranquility and patients that would have led him to a good life with his family and happiness. I think we all should learn from this quote because it is true that if we want to be happy we should avoid ambition and stay with what we have. Sofia Sevilla
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Post by Melissa Vorbeck on Aug 29, 2010 21:50:49 GMT -5
"...and soon my mind was filled with one thought, one conception, one purpose. So much has been done, exclaimed the soul of Frankenstein, - more, far more, will I achieve: trading in the steps already marked, I will pioneer a new way, explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation." (pg. 49)
I found this quote interesting and important because it is when you first see the idea of the "monster" being unraveled. The master or creator believes that, with this being, he will be able to achieve much more than any other human has.
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Post by mcsantacruz on Aug 30, 2010 0:00:04 GMT -5
"Why did I not die? More miserable than man ever was before, why did I not sink into forgetfulness and rest?" pg 161. This quote shows Victor Frankenstein's sorrows at their peak. He is no longer wanting to even live with himself. Many people who contributed to his happiness were gone to a place so far away and he does wishes to go with them. But he did not die because he still had his role in this world. He couldn't just let the monster continue doing treacherous acts all because of him. Also, he still has two other very important people in his life that, I think, are part of his inner desires to keep living. He loves Elizabeth and his father too much. That's why when these two people die too, Frankenstein's life purpose is just to destroy the fiend but he dies because that wasn't sufficient to keep him alive. Victor Frankenstein lived because of love, when he tried to live by hate, he died.
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Post by majoborja on Sept 5, 2010 19:07:50 GMT -5
" Farewell! I leave you, and in you the last of human-kind whom these eyes will ever behold. Farewell, Frankestein! If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction. But it was not so; thou didst seek my extinction, that I might not cause greater wretchedness; and if yet, in some mode unknown to me, thou hadst not ceased to think and feel, thou wouldst not desire against me a vengeance greater than that which i feel. Blasted as thou wert, my agony was still superior to thine; for the bitter sting of remorse will not cease to rankle in my wounds until death shall close them for ever" I believe this quote shows us the true nature of the creature created by Frankestein. These were his last words towards his creator, and it seems like he is really resentful towards his creator but never really loathed him as believed. He feels greatly hurted by his creator who turned his back on him and yet, as he was the only human who could have helped him, didn't and didn't try to comfort his creature either. The creature feels lonely now and is deeply hurted by the reaction humans had towards him during his life. He admits to be remoserful for his actions, which shows us he wasn't a heartless creature but rather just a creature that was looking for the comprehension and love from his creator.
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Post by Esteban Lopez on Sept 5, 2010 22:50:22 GMT -5
''nothing is more painful to the human mind than, after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear''. (pg. 93) i found this quote very interesting because of many reasons. First, I think that the author has to be very intelligent and deep thinker in order to put that kind of reflection into words, and that is something that amazes me. Also, I feel a connection to the quote as it makes you realize how is it that we suffer, and how is it that we truly suffer and what is painful. Hope and fear deprived to the soul, makes you think about and reflect for a long time when you read it, and it amuses me how the author is able to write like that and be able to reach every reader by the way of putting her thoughts into words. esteban lopez
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