paper 5 romantic literature science vs nature
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Name: Vyas Nupur Hiteshbhai.Roll No: 39
Batch year: 2015-2017Subject: Paper-5 The Romantic Literature.
Submitted to Department of English, MKBU , India, Gujarat[ Bhavnagar].Topic: Write a note on science vs nature in
Frankenstein.
Introductory chart on the Author – Mary Shelley
MaryWollstonecraft Shelly
Born 30 August1797-died in 1feb 1851
Her notable works- The last Man, Lodore, The
fortune of Perkin Warbeck
She was novelist, short story writer,
essayist
Synopsis on the novelIt is story of a young student of Natural philosophy and chemistry in the university of Ingolstadt.
He is obsessed by the desire to discover the secret of life. He applied his knowledge of natural philosophy and chemistry through creating monster or creature. It is made of human dead body corpses. The creature is look like human being.
These kind of making creature disastrous for him and his family at the end of the novel.
Science vs Nature
Elements of NatureVictor represents
Nature. Victor
undertakes to create a human
being out of pieces of the
dead.
Elements of Science Monster represents
Science.He is not born by Natural
Birth.He was created by Victor.By adding chemicals into
human dead body parts. Monster creation is
against Natural birth.
Conclusion•Mary Shelley was very much influenced by the Romantic Writer.•Romantic Writer believed in sublime to Nature, Individualism, Imagination etc.• The creation of Monster is against Nature [God].• That’s why Science is defeated by Nature (God).