This presentation is made for Classroom presentation of semester 1 submitted to Dr. Dilip Barad, Department of English, MKBU. In this presentation there is discussion of search for Identity in 'Frankenstein' and there is also comparison with 'The Hairy Ape'.
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Search for Identity in 'Frankenstein'
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2. Prepared by Trushali Dodiya
Roll no:- 23
Enrollment no:- 4069206420220011
Sem:- 1(M. A.) Batch:- 2022-24
Paper no. :-103 Paper Code:- 22394
Paper name:- Literature of Romantics
Submitted to:- Smt. S. B. Gardi Department of
English, M.K.B.U.
Dated on:- 17/10/2022
Email:- trushalidodiya84@gmail.com
3. Points to ponder
● Introduction
● Search for Identity
● Human Identity
● Identity of the Creature
● Comparison of Frankenstein
with ‘The Hairy Ape'
● Conclusion
4. Introduction:-
● Frankenstein is a novel Written by
Mary Shelley in 1818.
● It depicts the ambition of Victor
Frankenstein to create new life and
its outcomes.
● Simultaneously, he fails to give
proper reflection of mankind in his
creation.
● The creature created by
Frankenstein has to bear alienation
from society and is always in search
of belongingness.
5. Search for Identity
● Search for identity is the main theme of
Frankenstein
1. Victor
2. Creature
3. Elizabeth
6. “A new species would bless me as its creator and
source; many happy and excellent natures would owe
their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of
his child so completely as I should deserve theirs.” (Shelley)
Search for Human Identity
● After the death of her mother Frankenstein becomes
clear to create a new life. He also starts dreaming to be
God for his invented Race.
7. ● The Creature was
opposite to what he
wanted to create
● He is frightened by his
own creation.
● He has to suffer
because of creating a
creature as it was the
biggest mistake he
has made.
(Whale)
8. ● The Creature is an invention of Victor, but he
is rejected by his own creator.
● The Creature leaves the place of Victor
● Goes to society
● Constantly being Rejected by the society
because of his appearance
● He helps De Lacey Family, without revealing
himself physically to them - he is also
rejected, beaten and considered as a
monster by that family for his look…
Search for Identity of the
Creature:-
9. ● After being rejected by the society, the Creature puts a
question, “Was I a monster, a blot upon the Earth
which all men fled and whom all men are disowned?”
● Out of revenge kills Victor’s Brother
● He wants someone like him and pleases to his creator
● After half creation of female Creature, Victor destroys
it, thus Creature vows to be on the wedding night of
Victor.
● He kills Elizabeth…
● After the death of Victor, he goes to the North Pole
10. In “Frankenstein and Disremembered Identity” Salotto
makes arguments on representation of one self into
another one.
● Victor wanted to create a corresponding Creature
● Failure - multiple subjectivities
● According to him l, the text poses a question, “How
one can represent the self and it confront to one's
intention?”
● The questions raised by the Creature are also
unanswerable. like, Who I was? What was I? Where
did I come?at the end gives clear idea that “Once one
begin the work of self representation, one is subject
11. Comparison of
Frankenstein with The
Hairy Ape
● The Hairy Ape is play written by
Eugene O’Neill in 1922
● Both are different in plot and
narration but both have the same
concept of belongingness or
identity search. (O’Neill)
12. Frankenstein The Hairy Ape
● Victor creates a Creature
● Frightened by its appearance
● Impact of Victor’s reaction on
the Creature
● Rejected by human society
● Revenge
● At last there was none which
was him
● Physical and mental strength of
the Creature
● Mildred wants to help Poor or
lower class
● Frightened by appearance of
Yank and tells him “Fealty Beast”
● Impact of Mildred’s reaction on
Yank
● Rejected by Upper class, for
both his class and his look
● Revenge
● At last he goes to a Zoo and
goes into the cage of Gorilla and
says “At last I belong”
● Physical strength of Yank Smith
13. ● The last scene of ‘The Hairy Ape’ is quite similar to the
scene of ‘Frankenstein', where Elizabeth finds similarities
with the Creature.