Since the dawn of humanity, people have acted with various intentions and various degrees of judgement. For centuries, people have considered the necessity of considering the outcomes before action. In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, Samuel Taylor Coleridge argues that one should avoid impulsive action. Similarly, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley concerns the importance of contemplating the outcomes before action. One should never act without consideration, instead avoiding impulsive behavior. Firstly, Impulsive behavior can cause feelings of regret. When the ancient mariner kills the albatross, “Instead of the cross, the Albatross / About [his] neck was hung."(Coleridge 4). The albatross is symbolic of the metaphorical weight on the mariner’s …show more content…
As a result of the mariner killing the albatross, “Four times fifty living men… dropped down one by one”(Coleridge, 6). The effects of the mariner’s kill his entire crew. Just as the mariner’s crew is killed because of the mariner’s impulse, other people are also affected in Frankenstein when Victor’s machinations cause “The death of William, the execution of Justine, the murder of Clerval, and lastly of [Victor’s] wife”(Shelley 184). Victor’s impulsive reanimation of a human causes dire consequences which extends to those he loves, not only himself. In both cases, their impulses result in the death of those around them. One’s impulses can have dire consequences not just for oneself, but for those around them. It is essential to avoid impulsive decisions, as their repercussions affect one’s loved ones in addition to oneself.
It is of utmost importance to contemplate possible consequences before action. Frankenstein and “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” provide valuable insight into this issue. Their implications have become all the more relevant today, as more and more people live their lives with little regard for the repercussions of their actions. Society cannot function unless people make thought out and well-informed decisions. If constant action based solely on impulses becomes the norm, humanity will have no chance at survival.
Emerson Young Mrs. Harvey English 11 7 November 2022 Redemption is Obtainable “Fashion it thus: that what he is, augmented, Would run to these and these extremities. And therefore think him as a serpent's egg which, hatched, would as his kind grow mischievous and kill him in the shell.” (Shakespeare) This quote beckons the question, do people have hope to change, even if everything is against them? Yes, always.
In stories there are significant objects that help the book move along, and without the objects the book would go no where. There is two objects in the book Frankenstein Lost Souls by Dean Koontz. Also in the previous book I read Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl there was a very significant object in that book as well. In the book Frankenstein Lost Souls one crucial object to the book was the needle gun.
All humans do things that they regret. In many stories, the protagonist’s greatest downfall tends to be his own actions. In James Hurst’s short story, “The Scarlet Ibis,” he develops the idea that one’s hubris will tend to lead to nothing but regret and devastation. In the text, the author used foreshadowing to prophesize further tragedy.
• While Frankenstein was searching the halls of the inn, Elizabeth goes into the room. Frankenstein hears a shriek and runs in to find Elizabeth brutally murdered by the creature. • Pg. 186 “She was there, lifeless, inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging don and her pale and distorted features half covered by her hair…” • Victor sees him out the window and draws out his pistol and shoots → misses → people run after the creature • Frankenstein returns home to tell his father the news → he was shocked with grief and dies a few days later. Pg.
The topic of Dr Frankenstein playing God can be related to the current day issue of abortion laws. Creating life should just be the act of God and taking it away is in the same context. Twenty years before Shelly published "Frankenstein" Luigi Galvani discovered that electricity could make a dead person's muscles twitch and simulate some type of life. This portrays the belief that reanimation is possible. The common belief of Dr Frankenstein playing God in this novel can also be portrayed as an issue between all religions.
The author then talks about the Heaths’ recommendation to intentionally make mistakes. For instance, going on a date with someone who doesn’t necessarily appeal to you. This is because we often have a marred perspective of what we like and can benefit from expanding our horizons. Finally, the Heaths discuss the tendency to fall into a false dilemma, and they suggest inquiring how a problem can be solved differently. Brooks suggests that with more decisions, a better understanding of decision making is required.
It is imperative for one to not let innocence stop them from being able to make one’s own decisions so one does not succumb to other’s
The reader can learn through these changes that decisions have effects that will last forever in one’s
When Victor creates the creature he also abandons it. Once Frankenstein’s creature begins to murder off his family thus he begins’ to realize the importance of family. Caroline’s death contributes to Victor’s isolated nature.
When Frankenstein is overtaken by his passion, he does not go out to enjoy nature, he forgets to eat, and he becomes sick. He isolates himself due to the knowledge he
In the world that we live in today, there are many things that we face daily. Whether it be illness, love or just bad decisions, everybody encounters them and many more. Rash decisions are made on a very common basis among people. A lot of stuff affect the decisions you make. May it be, being too young and not having enough experience to make good decisions, or just the lack of care of the outcome.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells the story of passionate scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose devotion to science leads him to become obsessed with creating life, but his good intentions lead to a lifelong conflict with his problematic creation. This creature causes pain and suffering for Victor by killing his friends and family, which causes him to feel responsible for their deaths. Ambition’s dark and addictive side got the best of Victor, who became blinded by dreams of glory. Similarly, Don Quixote fails to identify the risks of ambition while exploring Spain. He wants to be a famous knight so badly that he begins to hallucinate obstacles that he must conquer.
It is an aspect of human nature to desire the ability to take decisive action, since often the choices individuals make display their beliefs and establish self worth. When making these decisions, successful outcomes are determined by the individual’s resolve to stay committed to the decided course of action or completely abandon it. Individuals who posses this ability display confidence in their intuition have a strong sense of personal identity and self confidence. If they stray from the path of their choosing, they may often become confused, doubt their judgment, and lose sight of their goals. In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet becomes conflicted between action and inaction after learning the details of his father’s death.
Responsibility is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the reader finds many examples of the importance, need, and especially lack of responsibility with characters like Victor and the monster. A reader of Frankenstein sees multifarious examples of Shelley’s theme of the dangers in not taking responsibility even today in the real world. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Shelley’s portrayal of Victor as selfish suggests that not taking responsibility can lead to pain, death, and the suffering of others as we see in the novel which relates to today's society of powerful countries not taking responsibility for the weapons that they create, and the damage that is revealed as a result. Characters in Frankenstein not taking responsibility show the reader the potential dangers of pain and death in numerous situations in the novel.
The overriding internal conflict of choosing between personal desire and what is morally correct becomes the central aspect of many human trials. William Shakespeare, the writer of many well known