UNIT II HTRLLAP

Marked For Greatness

The Christmas carol

• Scrooge's detestableness is emphasized by Tiny Tim's injury
• Scrooge's ambition prevents him from carrying out his moral duty to help Tiny Tim
• Tiny Tim's deformity highlights Scrooge's negligence
• This warns society about the affects of drive on the direction of one's moral compass
• One's moral duty is more important than one's success and wealth

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Frankenstein

• Victor's monster is hideous
• The monster's ugliness is used to make a point
• Attempting to play God reaps deadly consequences
• Victor gives the gift of life to his monster, thus taking on God's role as creator
• Victor's life is ruined because of his actions

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He's Blind for a reason

GEORGE WILSON

• Wilson is completely oblivious to Myrtle's affair with Tom
• When his blindness is relieved George goes mads
• This makes a point about American society- life in America is not as it appears
• George is blissful when oblivious, surprised when enlightened then devastated
• One first sees America as the land of opportunity then is angry when disillusioned

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IT'S RARELY JUST ILLNESS

Caroline's Death

• Victor's mother dies of scarlet fever
• This moves the plot along and gives insight into Victor's character
• Victor's desire for knowledge is heightened- it becomes his moral duty to learn
• Victor must understand the concept of death to put an end to it for good
• This need for knowledge pushes him to leave for school immediately

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Don't Read with your eyes

Alphonse and Caroline's Marriage

• Marriages between older men and young women were common in the 1800s
• Alphonse Frankenstein is MUCH older than Caroline when they marry
• 19th century readers would have not been significantly phased by such a union
• Modern readers are disgusted by the age gap because of what it insinuates
• It's assumed Alphonse wants Caroline for her beauty and she wants him for his $

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