The Brain
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The Brain of the Monster
Victor Frankenstein took time to consider which brain to use for his monster. He visited the slaughter house and dissecting room many times looking for the "right" brain to place into his monster to ensure that his creation would be intelligent, caring, and would have the right "personality".
Victor's care in selecting the brain allowed the monster to "learn". When the two meet, the monster tells Victor, "Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings the mind, when it has once seized on it, like a lichen on the rock. . . I admired virtue and good feelings and loved the gentle manners and amiable qualities of my cottagers". (Shelley 151)
Unfortunately the body the brain was retrieved from was not identified at the slaughter house. Based on the clothing found on the body, Victor assumed that the individual was from the upper class of society and would in fact meet the expectations of intelligence, caring, and proper morals.
Victor Frankenstein took time to consider which brain to use for his monster. He visited the slaughter house and dissecting room many times looking for the "right" brain to place into his monster to ensure that his creation would be intelligent, caring, and would have the right "personality".
Victor's care in selecting the brain allowed the monster to "learn". When the two meet, the monster tells Victor, "Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings the mind, when it has once seized on it, like a lichen on the rock. . . I admired virtue and good feelings and loved the gentle manners and amiable qualities of my cottagers". (Shelley 151)
Unfortunately the body the brain was retrieved from was not identified at the slaughter house. Based on the clothing found on the body, Victor assumed that the individual was from the upper class of society and would in fact meet the expectations of intelligence, caring, and proper morals.
The Eyes
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The Eyes Are The Windows To The Soul
Victor choose these eyes for his creation based on the beauty he found within them. We know from Shelley that Victor had selected all the features from the most beautiful he could find. Victor was appalled however, when his creature opened it's eyes only to have the mysterious green eyes he had chosen turn into what Victor describes as; seemed almost the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set". (Shelley 69) This was to Victor a insurmountable flaw in his creation.
As with the brain that Victor had selected, the identity of the individual that donated the eye's is unknown. Victor was not as selective in choosing the eyes as he was many of the other pieces that went into creating this monster. Perhaps Victor should have taken to heart the sentiment that the eyes are the windows to the soul. It seems that Victor chose eyes that could "see" past the outward trappings of society and could look at abandonment with resent and retribution.
Victor choose these eyes for his creation based on the beauty he found within them. We know from Shelley that Victor had selected all the features from the most beautiful he could find. Victor was appalled however, when his creature opened it's eyes only to have the mysterious green eyes he had chosen turn into what Victor describes as; seemed almost the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set". (Shelley 69) This was to Victor a insurmountable flaw in his creation.
As with the brain that Victor had selected, the identity of the individual that donated the eye's is unknown. Victor was not as selective in choosing the eyes as he was many of the other pieces that went into creating this monster. Perhaps Victor should have taken to heart the sentiment that the eyes are the windows to the soul. It seems that Victor chose eyes that could "see" past the outward trappings of society and could look at abandonment with resent and retribution.
The Ears
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Are Ears Important?
Victor spent less time selecting the ears for his creation than he did the other parts. Perhaps he thought that the ears were less important and did not serve a useful purpose for the creation. What Victor did not realize though was the learning that his creation accomplished was was first and foremost based on hearing. The creation tells Victor, "I perceived that the words they spoke sometimes produced pleasure or pain, smiles or sadness, in the minds and countenances of the hearers. This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it.". (Shelley 139) The creation learned through listening, he eventually learned how to speak and read by first listening.
Speaking to Victor, the creation explained how he learned to read; "This reading had puzzled me extremely at first, but by degrees I discovered that he uttered many of the same sounds when he read as when he talked. I conjectured , therefore, that he found on the paper signs for speech which he understood, and I ardently longed to comprehend these also". (Shelley 141)
Victor spent less time selecting the ears for his creation than he did the other parts. Perhaps he thought that the ears were less important and did not serve a useful purpose for the creation. What Victor did not realize though was the learning that his creation accomplished was was first and foremost based on hearing. The creation tells Victor, "I perceived that the words they spoke sometimes produced pleasure or pain, smiles or sadness, in the minds and countenances of the hearers. This was indeed a godlike science, and I ardently desired to become acquainted with it.". (Shelley 139) The creation learned through listening, he eventually learned how to speak and read by first listening.
Speaking to Victor, the creation explained how he learned to read; "This reading had puzzled me extremely at first, but by degrees I discovered that he uttered many of the same sounds when he read as when he talked. I conjectured , therefore, that he found on the paper signs for speech which he understood, and I ardently longed to comprehend these also". (Shelley 141)
All The Rest
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