Clerval felt as if he was in another world when he had so much natural beauty surrounding him and was very content, as if he was in a fairytale. These feelings were so obvious that Frankenstein felt the need to relay them in his story. The repetition of these ideas of Clerval being very enthralled by nature caused me to feel it necessary to mention or allude to these things in his introduction.
Introduction Rationale Henry Clerval I introduced Henry Clerval in a way that shows he is a good man who wants to make the world a better place and who is significantly different from Frankenstein. Works Cited Shelley, Mary. Introduction Rationale Henry Clerval. Henry exemplifies two themes, compassion and sanity, that Victor has difficulty doing by himself, compassion and sanity.
Even though Victor is not necessarily mean, he definitely shows signs of selfishness. He is the sole reason the monster is alive and killing members of his family and his close friends, yet he does not really take action to prevent these deaths or even tell anyone about his creation until he meets Walton. This is where Henry comes in and provides benevolence to the story. It is not far-fetched to say that Victor acts a tad insane during much of Frankenstein. The reader has to sense the significance of Henry in chapter five.
He shows up at just the right time to presumably save the life of Victor. Given that Henry only shows up in a few select scenes in the novel, it is easy to omit his role when this story is transferred into a motion picture. In the version of Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein the creator of the monster is named, Henry Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley Wiki Explore. Cultural Impact. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Henry Clerval. History Talk 0. Categories Characters. Universal Conquest Wiki. More specifically, he is discussing knowledge and the repercussions of acquiring knowledge.
He says a man who has little knowledge other than what he learned from his surroundings will be happier than the man who goes out of his way and strives to learn more than is provided directly to him. His creation took most of his time and he was completely obsessed with the process and the knowledge.
Victor described the dangers of the knowledge as the events that followed after creation of the monster and the impact it had not only on him but his immediate family. The monster, given his woeful experience with scientific knowledge, is acquainted far earlier with its limitations and drawbacks.
In the tale of the ambitious scientist, Dr. Victor Frankenstein, and his monstrous creation, Shelley warns against the reckless pursuit of knowledge without wisdom. Knowledge, she suggests, is most certainly power. But wisdom is knowing how to use it.
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