My presentation is about Frankenstein 'swings' between hope and 'despair .'

1. • Name : Gond Asmita K.
• Roll no : 1st
• Paper : The romantic literature
• Topic : Frankenstein swings between
‘ Hope’ and ‘despair’ explain.
• M.A --1 Sem --2
• Submitted to : Department of English
Maharaja Krishnkumar
Sinhji Bhavnagar
University
E-mail-Id : asmita.gond414@gmail.com

2. Introduction of Author
• Mary Shelley was born in
1797.
• William Godwin , the
author of political Justice
was father of Mary Shelley.
• Frankenstein was written in
1818 in the last years of the
reign of George – 3.

3. About the novel
Combination of science
fiction and classical horror
Shelley has created the
sense of being haunted
Challenges gods authority like
Satan
It is a gothic novel prevailing
darkness and the suspense of the
reality
Also created fear by creation of the
monster
Creation becomes destroyer of
creator

5. Victor’s thirst for the knowledge
 Frankenstein was a young
Swiss boy, from a wealthy
family.
 He has desire or hope to
discover the “power” of “the
needle” and he has “ardent
curiosity” to achieve
something.
 He has quest to be like god
and superior just like
Christopher Marlowe

6. • In letter- IV Walton quotes
Frankenstein as saying
“ You have hope , and the
world before you, and have no
cause for despair. But I…I
have lost everything, and
cannot begin life anew”

7. Victor Frankenstein as a creator
• Frankenstein learns about
modern science within very
short span of time he excels
all professors.
• Was fascinated with the
“secret of life.”
• By chemistry and electricity
he has animated a dead body
and created a monster.

8. Creation of a monster is ‘hope’ or
‘despair’
• Frankenstein's
Ego
Am
bitio
n
New creation
and tragic
end

9. Monster’s ugly look
• The creation of
Frankenstein was horrible
. His appearance also
created hatred , or he
created a monster or devil
who later on tended to
ruin the peace of
Frankenstein's personal
life. And it shows despair
into the Frankenstein's
creation.

10. Monster as a helpful of others that is
'hope’
In ch-3 and 4 …..
Monster reports his high hopes as he deeds for
others, particularly for his “neighbor's” outside of whose
house he lived, unknown to them.
From Paradise lost
“Happy, happy earth! Fit habitation for gods… the
present was tranquil and the future gilded by
bright rays hope, and anticipation of joy”

11. ‘Despair’ by hasty discovery of the
monster
After the creation of
monster soon he
disappeared from
laboratory. He ruins
Frankenstein's peace of
mind and his family life.
Monster’s horror could be
seen in terms of the series
of murders done by him.

12.  Killings by the Monster
The death of William
The death sentence of Justine
Caroline
Elizabeth
Frankenstein's father

13. Creation of lady monster
• Monster wanted to
create a lady monster to
accompany him
• That was ‘Hope’ for
Monster and ‘Despair’
for Frankenstein
• Because it becomes
disastrous for the
humanity.

14. Victor’s end that is the end of the
creator
• After taking the revenge of
killing of Frankenstein's
nears and dears. He chased
his creation towards north
• Victor was dies of illness.
• And monster also died with
his creator.
• And left the reads with
many contrasting
interpretations of Victor and
science.

15. Conclusion
• Thus, the novel is largely shaped by the contrast between
hubristic hopes and human despair.
• This hope and despair is comes one by one into the novel
• We can not say that the end of the novel is either hope or
despair.