The s Hierarchy Of Needs By Mary Shelley s Frankenstein

You can blast my other passions, but revenge remains -- revenge, henceforth dearer than light of food! I may die, but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery (153). Though the Earth is full of many dauntless creatures, nothing surpasses the tale of Frankenstein; an evil tormented soul seeking vengeance on his creator, Victor, who believes he can play God and create a life out of the nonliving. One can argue that Victor and his monster have severe mental deficits, either by creation or by nature, each of them are forced to act in ways that separate them from a normal life. These deficits can be analyzed psychologically in Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, a pyramid which establishes the basic needs of every individual. Although many can argue that Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is not an appropriate text to analyze from a psychological standpoint, it is difficult to disregard that fact that Frankenstein and his creator both lack crucial factors from the hierarchy that defines the necessities that one needs to survive. In the way of physiological needs, Victor receives a significantly greater amount than his poor creature ever did. Seeing as he belongs to a wealthy family, the needs for food, water, sleep and breathing were most likely never challenged â€Å" I [Victor] am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished the Republic† (Lehman 49). Victor’s need for physical intimacy was also satisfied by his strongShow MoreRelatedMary Shelley s Frankenstein As A Gothic Novel1042 Words   |  5 Pages Mary shelley uses Spooky castles, mystery, and suspense: these are all elements of a Gothic novel. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was written in the early 19th century, the novel certainly contains many components of a Gothic novel. Shelley uses various literary devices to support the element of a supernatural event, dreams, emotions, and metonymy of gloom, which classify Frankenstein as a Gothic novel. Immediately after Frankenstein’s supernatural creation, Victor’sRead MoreThe Life And Adventures Of Mary Shelley s Frankenstein And The Modern Prometheus1780 Words   |  8 PagesMary Shelley, born Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin on August 30th 1797 of two famous English writers/ Philosophers Mary Wollstonecraft and William Godwin. She acquired her last name Shelley after getting married to her husband Percy Bysshe Shelley. Mary Shelley was famous for her predominantly Gothic novels that include History of a Six Weeks’ Tour (1817), Mathilda (1819), Valperga; or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823), however she is best known for Frankenstein; or the ModernRead MoreMary Shelley s Frankenstein, And The Modern Prometheus3901 Words   |  16 Pages â€Å"Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus†, by Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) Shelley Mary Shelley s novel Frankenstein is best known for its influence in popular culture through many film adaptations. It is in fact, however, one of the great novels of ideas. Write an essay that discusses in what sense you think it is a novel of ideas. What are its claims about human reason and human nature? Shelley explores some aspects of human nature, specifically human lust for power and the unfortunate way weRead MoreAllusions Of John Milton s Frankenstein 1847 Words   |  8 PagesLost in Frankenstein In the nineteenth century gothic novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses numerous allusions within her novel that can easily be interpreted by the reader. These allusions make it easier for readers to understand the characters and compare their circumstances throughout the story. The most significant and most used was from John Milton’s epic Paradise Lost. It is known that, â€Å"†¦Paradise Lost stands alone in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries atop the literary hierarchy, and Milton’sRead MoreEssay on The Gothic Genre and What it Entails6177 Words   |  25 Pagescritical and scholarly favourite. It is often said that one of the unifying features of Romanticism is its intentional political relevance. Much of the canonical Romantic literature is inspired or informed by socio-political events. We need only look at Blakes work or key poems by second generation Romantics like Shelleys Ode to the West Wind or The Mask of Anarchy to verify this. The same is true of Romantic Gothic which arose around that unique period in EuropeanRead MoreInterpretation of the Text13649 Words   |  55 Pagesfeelings, by the writers desire to stir the reader, and by the writers consciousness of the real world. But in a work of literature, all of these streams flow through the world the writer creates. 1.2. Literary genres To interpret a literary work, one needs to know something about its genre. The distinctions between genres of literary works are flexible and loosely defined, often with subgroups. The most general genres in literature are (in a chronological order): epic, tragedy, comedy, novel, short story