Shelley uses a string of questions near the start of the extract to create feelings of sympathy as they show the Monsters struggle and confusion which his own 'father' left him to deal with by himself. Shelley also creates a semantic field of destruction which in turns creates sympathy for the Monster. She does this by using words such as "bleak", "whirlwind", "condemned", "evil", and "wretchedness". Also this is when the Monster confronts Frankenstein and finally realizes what he thinks of him, for example Shelley uses the word "wretchedness", when the Monster is describing himself, this creates sympathy as all the way through the book so far, we have heard Victor Frankenstein called the Monster a "wretch", and it is the Monsters way of accepting that he isn't what his father wanted, this makes you feel sorry for him.
Shelley also uses commanding sentences to create sympathy; The Monster is constantly asking Frankenstein to listen to him, "But hear me", "listen to me", "Listen to my tale", this creates sympathy because we can see as the reader that all the Monster wants Frankenstein to do is just listen to what he wants to say, this is because Victor abandoned him and before he kills his own creation, the Monster wishes for Frankenstein to what he has done to him and take responsibility for it.
"How can I move thee? Will no entreaties cause thee to turn a favourable eye upon thy creature, who implores thy goodness and compassion? Believe me, Frankenstein: I was benevolent; my soul glowed with love and humanity: but I am not alone, miserably alone? You, my creator, abhor me; what hope can I gather from your fellow-creatures, who owe me nothing? they spurn and hate me. The desert mountains and dreary glaciers are my refuge. I have wandered here many days; the caves of ice, which I only do not fear, are a dwelling to me, and the only one which man des not grudge. These bleak skies I hail, for they are kinder to me than your fellow-beings. If the multitude of mankind knew my existence, they would do as you do, and arm themselves for my destruction. Shall I not then hate them who abhor me? I will keep no terms with my enemies. I am miserable, and they hall share my wretchedness. Yet it is in your power to recompense me, and deliver them from an evil which it only remains for youto make so great that not only youu and your family, but thousands of others, shall be swallowed up in the whirlwinds of its rage. Let your compassion be moved, and do not distain me"
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Lynn Weingarten, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls.
This book is an emotional story about 2 friends who reconnect with each other once one was found to be dead. One girl finds out about her once, best friends death and struggles to believe that she would've committed suicide. She delves into her friends hellish past and never stops to grieve, which makes it harder when she discovers much about her friend which she never knew. She became doubtful of the trust from others and made it her job to uncover the truth behind her friends death in an attempted apology for her not being there for her best friend for so many years.
I really enjoyed reading this book as it addresses the problems within friendships, relationships and death. It is very hard to decipher who the main character actually is, because although you follow one girl through the entire book, the focus and mystery is within the death of the other girl who you learn a lot about through conversations with other people. June, the girl alive, can be quite difficult to understand at first and actually this carries on throughout the book because she is fed shock after shock which constantly changes her thoughts and feelings, so you never quite know who she was before she found out about Delia's death. Although on the surface this book can look like a typical high-school mystery book, it really reaches into the psychological factors of a deep-rooted relationship. All the way throughout the book, Lynn Weingarten piles the pressure on June and her journey to the truth, and this makes it all the more confusing when it comes to the ending; The story messes with your head all the way throughout, but at the end you are delivered with something that is just as much of a shock as it is expected. It will leave you questioning everything that you had previously read and it leaves it up to you as to what happened, why it happened, whether it happened and where does it leave the main characters.
This is a great book to read as it starts off light but soon releases a storm of emotions and questions.
I really enjoyed reading this book as it addresses the problems within friendships, relationships and death. It is very hard to decipher who the main character actually is, because although you follow one girl through the entire book, the focus and mystery is within the death of the other girl who you learn a lot about through conversations with other people. June, the girl alive, can be quite difficult to understand at first and actually this carries on throughout the book because she is fed shock after shock which constantly changes her thoughts and feelings, so you never quite know who she was before she found out about Delia's death. Although on the surface this book can look like a typical high-school mystery book, it really reaches into the psychological factors of a deep-rooted relationship. All the way throughout the book, Lynn Weingarten piles the pressure on June and her journey to the truth, and this makes it all the more confusing when it comes to the ending; The story messes with your head all the way throughout, but at the end you are delivered with something that is just as much of a shock as it is expected. It will leave you questioning everything that you had previously read and it leaves it up to you as to what happened, why it happened, whether it happened and where does it leave the main characters.
This is a great book to read as it starts off light but soon releases a storm of emotions and questions.
Monday, 2 November 2015
Epizeuxis
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The repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession for emphasis.
Example:
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There was hurt. Hurt, in every one, every smile, every tear. Nothing she could do could ease her pain or soften the blow. It was a constant struggle to plaster a brave face on and emerge through the gates of hell into everyday life. Nobody could help her. It was inside. Inside her mind, where nothing was safe.
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The repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession for emphasis.
Example:
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There was hurt. Hurt, in every one, every smile, every tear. Nothing she could do could ease her pain or soften the blow. It was a constant struggle to plaster a brave face on and emerge through the gates of hell into everyday life. Nobody could help her. It was inside. Inside her mind, where nothing was safe.
Frankenstein Venn Diagram
Here I have made a Venn diagram to show the similar and dissimilar characteristics between the 3 narrators in Frankenstein: Walton, The Monster and Victor Frankenstein.
This shows how all 3 narrators share a lot of characteristics, but how Walton and Frankenstein have more in common than the Monster. Walton and Frankenstein both share a close relationship with their sisters but also both want to be the 'first' person to find or complete something and because of this they end up sacrificing the lives of those around them.
All 3 narrators are determined; The Monster is determined to get revenge, Frankenstein is determined to find the secret to immortality to avenge his mothers death and Walton is determined to be the first to the North Pole.
All 3 narrators are level-headed but sinister as surrounding all 3 of them are deaths whose fault is their own. Although the Monster is the only being who physically killed people, Frankenstein and Walton let their fellow friends, crew and family members die because of their dream to succeed.
All 3 narrators are determined; The Monster is determined to get revenge, Frankenstein is determined to find the secret to immortality to avenge his mothers death and Walton is determined to be the first to the North Pole.
All 3 narrators are level-headed but sinister as surrounding all 3 of them are deaths whose fault is their own. Although the Monster is the only being who physically killed people, Frankenstein and Walton let their fellow friends, crew and family members die because of their dream to succeed.
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