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6. During the course of the story, Victor changes the most. He is a modern scientist unleashed upon an unsuspecting society. Not fully aware if the consequences of his creating a new race of humans, he spends his entire life trying to destroy the same creation. Victor is also the uncontrolled ego who must satisfy his urge to know all and use that learning to create a new race of man. His excesses ultimately destroy him. Victor represents the part of the psyche that is governed by the instinctive impulses of sex or aggression.

7. The monster is the image of the real world. He represents the conscience created by Victor, the ego of Victor’s personality. He is the psyche which experiences the external world or reality, through the senses, that organizes the thought process rationally, and that governs action. It mediates between the impulses of identification, the demands of the environment, and the standards of the superego.

Personal Reaction:

Originally, the novel seemed very difficult to read and understand, but as I continued to read on, I became more involved with the plot. Overall, the novel was enjoyable. It discusses important themes such as, good vs. evil, evolving technology, and the powers of nature. Also, the romantic and gothic movements were involved in the making of this novel. These movements give the novel the overall atmosphere of the plot.

8. This novel can be related to real life by describing the theme of the evolving technology. Since the Industrial Revolution pervaded all parts of European and British society in the time of this novel, the questions of how far the current wave of advances should push the individual in terms of personal and spiritual growth. The impression that perhaps the technological advances robes the soul of growth when man becomes too dependent on technology. Personal freedom is lost when man is made a slave to machines, instead of machines being dominated by man. Thus Victor becomes a lost soul when he tries his ghastly experiments on the dead and loses his morals when he becomes obsessed with the dead. Victor’s overindulgence in science takes away from his humanity, and he is left with the consequences of these actions having reasoned out the reality that his experiments may not have the desired effects.

9. The literary criticisms did provide a further understanding of the novel. The various types of criticisms provided different views upon the characters, the setting, and the plot. They give an overall understanding of where the novel comes from and what it is trying to explain.

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