Blog #4

Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

References to the bible continue to occur in the last few chapter of Frankenstein. These allusions have been used in numerous circumstances to characterize both Victor and the Creature, as well as the circumstances they are facing. For example, Victor states, "But the apple was already eaten, and the angle's arm bared to drive me from all hope,"(Shelly, 139). This reference pertains to Adam and Eve and the eating of the forbidden apple. Victor is making the point that his unhappiness was beyond the point of return. The creature had already caused Victor so much pain, and that pain could never be reversed. Victor had no hope that his life could ever end happily. Another allusion to the bible was made when the creature states, "But it is even so; the fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. Yet even that enemy of God and man had friends and associates in his desolation; I am alone." (Shelley, 165). Here, the monster is revealing that he does in fact see himself as the fallen angel. He once looked upon himself as Adam, God's greatest creation, but now he sees what he has become. Through his acts of murder and rage, the creature has lost all tenderness he once possessed and now is the wretched creature Victor claimed him to be. The creature now compares himself to devil, but even the devil had companions and supporters. The creature is truly all alone.