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ALLUSIONS
Lucas English 4
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The novel, Frankenstein, contains
who has returned from a long sea voyage. During his voyage, the mariner
shot and killed an albatross (large seabird) that was glorified by the ships
crew; they thought the albatross brought them good luck. After the
mariner kills the albatross, the ship sails into uncharted waters. The crew
forces the mariner to wear the albatross around his neck to bear the
burden for killing the bird. The crew then encounters a ghostly ship where
Death and Life-in-death are playing dice for the mens lives. Death wins
the crewmembers lives, while Life-in-death wins the mariners life. The
mariner is forced to witness his crew members die one by one. He is also
cursed to roam the Earth and tell his story as compensation for killing the
albatross; he must teach a lesson to those he meets.
have conceived.
And some are taken from me; all are departed-All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.
good or bad, can immediately take hold and shape anyones feelings. A
first-person poetic persona who complains that whether we are asleep or
awake, a bad dream or a wandering thought interferes with our
happiness. Whatever we think, however we feel, It is the same, meaning
that all will pass away and people will change. Thus, the one thing that
endures is Mutability.
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fire from the sun to give to man. His actions angered Zeus, the king
of the gods, who in turn condemned Prometheus for his actions. He
was bound to a rock for eternity while an eagle constantly pecked
at his liver.
Page 40: Who shall conceive the horrors of my secret toil as I
creates the Earth, along with Adam, the first man. Adam longs for a companion, so
God creates Eve. Adam and Eve reside in paradise, the Garden of Eden, where they
may eat of any plant in the garden, except the Tree of Knowledge. Satan, a fallen
angel and the king of hell, learns of the new race of man and becomes jealous; he
could have loved this new race, but instead, he is condemned to forever be the
embodiment of hell. Thus, he takes revenge on the new race by causing their fall.
Satan tempts Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, and Adam eats from the tree
shortly after. Adam and Eve have now gained knowledge of the evils of the world and
have also caused the fall of man. They are then forced to leave the garden forever.
Page 87: Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather
the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed.
Page 117: But Paradise Lost excited different and far deeper emotions. Like Adam, I
was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence; but his state was far
different from mine in every other respect. Many times I considered Satan as the
fitter emblem of my condition.
Page 119: But it was all a dream; no Eve soothed my sorrows nor shared my
thoughts; I was alone.
Consider the fact that both Walton and Victor pursue knowledge.