Cruz Rhode's Comparative Analysis Padlet by CRUZ RHODE

Hero Type Definiton

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The hero type in Frankenstein is a Tragic Hero. We can conclude that Victor is a Tragic Hero because towards the end of the story, Victor does die and that is one of the main indicators of a Tragic Hero. Between Victor dying and him being a normal human messing up he is a Tragic Hero.

Tragic Hero: A great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat.

Graphic Novel Passage

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

Excerpt 1, Page 123

"He pressed my hand feebly, and his eyes closed forever, while the irradiation of a gentle smile passed away from his lips."

Original Text Passage

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Excerpt 1, Page 2

"When actuated by selfish and vicious motives, I asked you to undertake my finished work, and I renew this request now, when I am only induced by reason and virtue."

Evaluation

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The graphic novel shows the reader how Victor realizes the mistakes he has made and how he will pay for them. It shows how his selfishness will now lead to pain and death, which is expressed by his emotions described and shown. The original passage focuses more on telling the reader about his selfish and vicious motives, while the graphic novel focuses more on his slow death and the emotions that came with it.

Importance of the motif

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

Selfishness is an essential motif in this story because it causes adversity and creates problems that drive the plot forward and I think that without this motif there is no Frankenstein at all.

Impact motif had on character(s) & plot

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

Selfishness has an important impact on the characters and plot of Frankenstein. This can be seen many times throughout the story. One time, for example, is when Victor decides to create the monster, he made the monster because he missed his mom and wanted her back. This instance was very selfish by Victor because he created a rabid beast for his own pleasure.

Graphic Novel Passage

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

Page 110

In the Graphic Novel it shows you Victor and Elizabeth but more importantly when Victor finds Elizabeth when his monster strikes her. The pictures really show the reader the pain and suffering the characters go through in a shorter more detailed way which is important in this fast paced scary moment.

Original Text Passage

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The climax in the original text is easily recognizable as when Elizabeth (Victor's Wife) is killed by Victor's Monster. The whole reason the monster killed Elizabeth is because Victor killed the monster's wife. The original text brings the story to the next level, like in this example from the text, "As I heard it, the whole truth rushed into my mind, my arms dropped, the motion of every muscle and fiber was suspended." Strong emotions are shown in this quote and the sadness of Victor.

Evaluation

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The climax in the graphic novel is shown by the expressions in the character's faces. The climax is presented by how the characters think, look, and act. All of these things are shown very well in the graphic novel. On the other hand, the original text shows the climax when it says how Victor realizes what happened and the shock that takes him over. The graphic novel and the original one portray the climax very well in their unique ways.

Graphic Novel Passage

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

On page, 128 it says, "I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly, and exult in the agony of the torturing flames." This quote from the graphic novel shows the monster deciding that he must die and it shows the shame and agony he feels.

Original Text Passage

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

Excerpt 3 page 3, it says, "Farewell! I leave you and in you the last of humankind whom these eyes will ever behold. Farewell, Frankenstein! If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction" (Shelley). This quote is a farewell to Frankenstein as he dies and proves to be the resolution in the original text because of the event taking place.

Evaluation

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The resolution in the story Frankenstein by Mary Shelley comes from the monster killing itself. The graphic novel and original text versions of the story portray the scene differently. The original text does a better job of describing why the monster feels the way he does. For example, he says, "Blasted as thou wert, my agony was still superior to thine, for the bitter sting of remorse will not cease to rankle in my wounds until death shall close them forever" (Shelley). This quote shows that the monster wants to take his life because he no longer has anything to live for. A similarity can be noticed in the story when the monster took his life. In some other parts of the story, it can be easy to read over an important part of the story, but both the graphic novel and the original text make the monster's death very apparent.

Paragraph with text evidence

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The story Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has original text which has both its strengths and weaknesses. A strength that I noticed while reading this story is the ability to better understand internal conflicts that a character may be going through. An example of this would be in the text when the monster exclaims, "Farewell, Frankenstein! If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction" (Shelley). This quote from the text shows the monster going through a sense of worthlessness following Frankenstein's death. The original text does have its strengths, but it also has its weaknesses. One example of a weakness in the story is how the story is worded. Because the story was written in 1816 some of the words being used are hard for modern-day readers to comprehend. An example of this old language is, "Some mode unknown to me, thou hadst not ceased to think and feel, thou wouldst not desire against me a vengeance greater than that which I feel" (Shelley). The evidence shows some of the word choices may make it harder for the modern-day readers to understand what the text is trying to say.

Paragraph with text evidence

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

The graphic novel version of the story Frankenstein has its strengths and weaknesses. An example of a strength is how the graphic novel shows the characters' emotions. The graphic novel makes it very clear and easy to tell the characters' emotions just by looking at them. An example of this is when Frankenstein sees the monster he creates for the first time. As seen on page 81 the graphic novel shows you the disgust and hatred Frankenstein has for the monster he created. One weakness of the graphic novel is that it's easy to miss parts of the story because of the limited text. An example of this is when Frankenstein dies. On page 146 it can be seen that Frankenstein's death could be easily overlooked because it is not clearly stated.

Theme statement (follows rules)

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

Take ownership and pride in your responsibilities.

Discuss the impact of the theme on society and its influence

rhodecru000 — 2023-11-15 17:16:40 UTC

This theme is impactful on society because of how common it is in todays world. This theme is seen all the time like when someone is having a kid they need to take pride and own that responsibility. When people have a child in todays world they aren't lazy and don't take care of the child well, they teach the child lessons and give it as many opportunities as they can. This influences people today because of how they interact due to issues that are brought upon them.