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| Elle Fanning as Mary Shelley (2018) |
1. THE OVERREACHER
Victor Frankenstein is defined "The Modern Prometheus" in the subtitle of the novel. As Prometheus defied Zeus stealing the fire from him to bring it back to Mankind, the Swiss scientist protagonist of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel defies any natural law and God himself for his great ambition: to create, not to generate, life. To give life to an inanimate body.
Both Prometheus and Dr. Frankenstein are OVERREACHERS, special types of rebels who
- try to go beyond the limits imposed to Mankind by God or Nature
- are moved by great ambition
- are usually punished with death (not Prometheus, since he was a Titan, a semi-god)
Both Prometheus and Dr. Frankenstein are OVERREACHERS, special types of rebels who
- try to go beyond the limits imposed to Mankind by God or Nature
- are moved by great ambition
- are usually punished with death (not Prometheus, since he was a Titan, a semi-god)
