March Literature Analysis

Frankenstein
1. The story starts off with a man travelling on the Pacific Ocean and meets a man. This man, Victor Frankenstein, shares his story with the man and starts off by telling him about his childhood, Elizabeth, and then his interest in science. He soon then learns how to create a living being. He regrets this when he sees that the creature is hideous and a monstrosity. He ends up running away and is haunted by his creation. The monster ends up killing Victor's brother. The monster and Victor end up meeting each other and exchanging their sides of the story. The monster is actually a benign creature, and soon becomes fluent in English and literate. He ends up finding a note left behind by Victor describing Victor's disgust and contempt he has for the monster. He asks for a mate and then to be left alone. Victor complies, but still can't stand the  monster and ends up destroying the monster's mate, causing the monster to seek out revenge. On Victor's wedding day, the monster kills Victor's wife, which in turn makes Victor seek out revenge. Victor eventually dies on his trip, several days after telling this story and Frankenstein ends up crying because of the death of his creator.

2. One of the themes for this story is the danger of knowledge and the pursuit of knowledge. Knowledge is power, but with that power comes responsibility. Victor's pursuit of knowledge led him to the creation Frankenstein, and that creation turned out to be his downfall

3. Since this book was a horror story, the story obviously had a dark and serious tone to it. This was perfect to help set the mood for the whole book.

4. Ten literary elements:
1. Setting
2. Personification
3.Stream of Consciousness
4. Situational Irony
5. Point of View
6.  Juxtaposition
7. Simile
8. Foil
9. Prologue
10.Direct characterization

BNW Essay

         The people in a Brave New World are locked into a rigid set of rules and beliefs that are not unlike today's society. One minor difference in who you are can cause you to be an outcast and ostracized. You will be criticized and made fun of who you are based on things that you can't even control. Bernard Marx is one who has been made an outcast, due to his lack of conformity to the beliefs and rules that the society has laid out for them. 

          Bernard Marx has been treated like an outsider not only because the way he acts, but for his appearance as well. Rumors had been spread that he had had alcohol put in his test tube, which caused him to be a bit smaller in stature than other Alphas. He has shown an individuality that is unheard of. He dislikes the society in which he lives and does not agree or go along with the way the others behave and interact with one another. The morals set out in the story are ones that are very blunt and forthcoming, as well as being based on the principles of youth and beauty. The people are also very controlled and kept in check through the use of hypnopaedia, which makes Bernard's individualism even more remarkable and astonishing to the society in which he lives. Sexual education is taught at a very young age, they are taught to embrace sex as an everyday occurrence, they take encourage the idea of sleeping with many many partners, they encourage the consumption of taking drugs to escape from troubles, and people reading may question this, but how can they know anything different from what they have grown up with their entire lives. They are set so rigidly in their routine and castes that their is no trace of individualism. Even when you get into the lower castes they make the appearances of thousands the same.  These things just show the lack of individualism and how strange it is from someone to break away from the status quo. 

(Sorry for the bad essay, got back late from a meet and not thinking of the greatest ideas)