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Julia Steinberg   

English 101

December 8, 2008

Writing Project Number 1

            Throughout my years of reading and writing in school and at home, I have come to a realization of what reading and writing means to me. At the beginning of school this semester I was expecting to have a totally new English class compared to my high school classes. I am finding my self presently surprised to find that it was indeed very different due to the teacher and texts we read, but my mission was the same, to develop more as a reader and writer. Throughout the semester I have discovered what reading and writing truly mean to me. Although I have had many different teachers over the years they have all contributed to my understanding of reading and writing. I have learned very useful and efficient techniques of how to write and read/analyze any kind of text from novels, to essays, poems, and song lyrics, to techno texts such as “Patchwork Girl” by Shelley Jackson.

            It is now my last week of classes and I have found that my English 101 is much like my high school English classes. We had been reading a few books at once, one of which was called “ The Gutenberg Elegies” by Sven Birkerts. This book of essays has opened up my mind to a whole new world of reading and writing. After our class discussions of Birkerts I would go home and put a great deal of thought into what reading and writing meant to me. In his essays, Birkerts makes many generalizations about not only reading, but my generation and future generations to come. Birkerts believes that my generation is made up of non-readers due to technology. Not only would I disagree with Birkerts opinion but I would argue that through my experiences in English class I have become more of a reader. For the first time this year I read a book in a disc form. It was called “Patchwork Girl” by Shelley Jackson. This techno text opened my mind to a whole other world of reading. The text was like an interactive game that I had to manipulate my way through. It allowed me to read the book while working interactively.

            After reading “Patchwork Girl” it amazes me that Sven Birkerts can feel the way he feels. If he were to open his mind to the technological world he would be able to expand his creativity in the same way Shelley Jackson did. He would have the opportunity as a writer to explore a new world of writing and reading. I am pleased to call myself a reader because of texts like “Patchwork Girl” and if Birkerts could understand how to reach people in that way he would be able to gain a much larger audience.

            During previous class discussions of the texts we read this semester I have learned many new points of view and I have discovered new ways to approach reading and writing. Some of my favorite experiences of reading and writing have been through class discussion, because I am more of an active learner, I am always very eager and pleased to participate in the reflection and analysis of works.

            My senior year English teacher taught the class so much about reading and writing as a whole. She always emphasized that reflection played a huge role in the reading and writing process. We would read one chapter of a book, and then in class we would break into groups and discuss the multiple aspects of the chapter. Each group would form an opinion of their given piece in the chapter, then when they shared with the class the other groups would then have their turn to share their opinion on the situation. These steps would be repeated until first, all the groups had shared their part, and second all possible details and opinions were discussed. I was always so amazed by the theories of what things meant or what a word represented. The class discussions were always guided by the teacher but were mainly run by my classmates and I.

            This year in English we had many class discussions about how we felt about the books we were reading. Much discussion came from the book “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. The novel was a very interesting text in the sense that the story and plot and characters were very interesting. Although “Frankenstein” is not a novel like “Patchwork Girl”, there is still a presence of technology in the text. This interests me because here is yet another example of how Birkerts could expand his creativity and use technology then he could perform at a higher level as a writer.

            Despite my negative feelings towards Birkerts, as the year went on I looked forward to reading the assigned chapters in novels. I also began to enjoy reading and navigating through the text of “Patchwork Girl” on my computer. We were given assignments to work on which focused on our reflection of the novels, and how we thought they did or did not accomplish their purpose. Through this intense reading and writing, I have begun to realize how to focus my thoughts and write a well-written and structured paper.

            When I was a senior in high school I had to practice a lot of writing in order to prepare for my AP exam, which required I read texts and answer questions, and write 3 different kinds of essays. I used to hate reading and writing during our practice tests fortunately the more we practiced the more I did indeed feel comfortable with the writing. Although the classes were still awfully boring the writing became more of a natural activity. After we each wrote a few essays we would get into groups and read each other’s, and sometimes other classes works. It was through this activity that I discovered I was more of a reader, not a writer. I really enjoyed reading and listening to what other people said. I was always fascinated by how many views there were besides my own.

            Despite my new found love of reading and reflecting I was still required to practice the basic writing skills needed in order to succeed on my AP exam. Through writing I studied new techniques that came in handy when reading. As a class we learned all about literary techniques and how to apply them effectively as a writer. After learning about all these techniques I enjoyed our class discussions of books even more. I was able to realize the meaning of things more easily and I was able to contribute more to the class discussions.

            When I would read at home I began to annotate in my books and mark down places that I though were important. Luckily this skill has proven to be very useful in college thus far. I have an easier time taking notes and understanding the text, it also allows me to ask questions about portions of the text I don’t understand.

            This semester in English the topic of reflection and revision was very emphasized. We practiced reading and reflecting on our classmates work. Not only did this teach us to express our reflections and thoughts about a piece but it allowed us to listen to our classmates and revise our papers accordingly. We have been given tasks to help our classmates revise their papers. We were asked to give helpful comments and reflect on any part of the paper we thought necessary. I enjoyed this activity very much because I was able to reflect on my classmate’s thoughts and I was able to give my own insight about “Patchwork Girl” and other novels we read.

            In my opinion reading and writing is a huge part of our culture today. Without reading and writing many people would not be able to express their ideas and thoughts on any topic they want. I personally feel that reading is more of my forte but luckily we have enough people in the world who love to both read and write. I hope that through my college experience I am able to find a greater appreciation for writing in general and I hope to learn how to enjoy writing overall. Hopefully in the future I will be able to become more creative and I will learn to write better papers. I hope that novels like “Patchwork Girl” and “Frankenstein” will one day be able to influence my writing in a positive way.

 

Self Evaluation: After reading over my essay multiple times I have decided that there are a few things I am proud of and a few things I think need to be worked on. I feel that my essay is clear and easy to understand. I believe that how I feel about reading and writing is represented efficiently. I also believe that my essay would entice the reader due to my reflections about my experiences. Through the revision process I have added my reflections about “Patchwork Girl” and Birkerts writing. I believe that I have expressed my feeling towards writing more efficiently then before and I hope that my essay is enjoyable. I have learned many techniques throughout the year and I hope that it shows in my newly revised paper. One thing I feel I need to work on are my transitions, I feel that overall they may be a bit harsh. Another aspect of my writing that I need to work on is vocabulary. I personally would like to use larger, more intelligent words. Despite those flaws I am happy with the outcome of my final writing project. I have enjoyed being a part of this class and I hope that my improvement shows in this revised paper.

This paper was written in accordance with the honor code.

            

Comma!!!!

Julia Steinberg

 

 

The Comma (,)

 

 

Definition: “The sign (,) a mark of punctuation used for indicating a division in a sentence, as in setting off a word, phrase, or clause esp. when such a division is accompanied by a slight pause or is to be noted in order to give order to the sequential elements of the sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list, to mark off thousands in numerals, to separate types or levels of information in bibliographic and other data, and, in Europe as a decimal point.”(Dictionary)

 

History:  Punctuation marks first came about as a result of ancient texts. It started as a way of sorting out the confusion by, for example, breaking material into longer and shorter sections. Punctuation was not used or even created in early times because there were no written texts, everything was spoken orally so there was no comma. “As time progressed so did language and punctuation. As the use of punctuation grew, rules were made for how to appropriately use a comma.” (Comma Project) The commas main use was to divide sentences into smaller units so that they can be understood more quickly and more precisely. The comma is one of the most commonly used pieces of punctuation and is also one of the most misused pieces of punctuation today. Although there are rules, the comma is the most overused piece of punctuation today.

 

Rules:

“Rule #1 In a simple series, use a comma to separate the elements, but don’t put a comma before the conjunction.

 Rule #2 Use a comma to separate two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction.

Rule #3 Use a comma following an introductory clause or prepositional phrase of four words or more.

 Rule #4 Use commas to set off modifiers that are not essential to the reader’s ability to identify a particular person, place or thing.

 Rule #5 Use commas to separate adjectives of equal rank.

Rule #6 Use commas to set off words that add emphasis, shift attention or provide a fuller explanation (parentheticals, “yes,” “no,” names in direct address).

 Rule #7 Use commas to set off participial modifiers that come at the beginning of a sentence or after the verb.

Rule #8 Use a comma, carefully, to set off quotes or paraphrases.

 Rule #9 Use a comma with hometowns, ages, years with months and days, names of states and nations with cities, affiliations and most large numbers.

Rule #10 Use a comma to separate duplicate words to eliminate confusion.”(Comma Project)

 

Examples:

 

“Some of my friends are going to Europe this summer, but I am planning a trip to Mexico. I am not only planning a trip to Mexico, but I am also planning a trip to Egypt.”

 

“After eating, the male lion rested in the nearby shade.

In the meantime, we continued to photograph the playful cub.”

 

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Final Writing Project #4

Writing Project #4

            Throughout the year we have been focusing on intertextuality and how technology is quickly altering the world of reading and writing. In the “Gutenberg Elegies” by Sven Birkerts , the author shares his opinion on how he thinks technology is going to harm our society in more than one way. He believes that our society will forget about old-fashioned novels and begin to read all technological texts. In “Patchwork Girl” by Shelley Jackson, I have come to a conclusion that technological text’s can be very effective but can also have its flaws. It is effective in the way that it is very interesting but its flawed in the sense that it is confusing to read.

            When I am at home reading a novel I always think of it as a very personal activity, but when I am reading Jackson’s “Patchwork Girl” I have a more interactive feeling. The novel requires clicking and navigating instead of just turning a page. Birkerts believes that because of the new technology like “Patchwork Girl”, writers like him will be forgotten due to the natural evolution of society. Although Birkerts is aware of the shift in nature he states “ to me it is more a question of how I want to position myself as history makes a swerve, not only ushering in new circumstances and alignments, but changing its own deeper nature as well”. Despite my frustration with Birkerts and his beliefs, I can understand where he is coming from as a writer. Due to the nature of society, writers like Birkerts may have to change their style of composition in order to keep up with the natural progression of the business.           

            In my time reading Birkerts I have discovered that not only does he dislike the way our society is going but he is also scared of it. At the beginning of the novel Birkerts talks about how new kinds of technology are harming our youth, and how people are going to forget about a normal book because they will read everything online or on a computer in the near future. In addition to Birkerts’ negative outlook, he later reveals that he is scared of the new age coming and that if the fast moving train stopped he would not board because “to plunge would be to change myself as a person”. Not only do I think Birkerts fear is absurd, it also seems very juvenile in the sense that he could be expanding his creativity and mind as a writer in the same way if not more ways than Shelley Jackson has with “Patchwork Girl”

            My first impression of “Patchwork Girl” was that this was an awful way to read a novel, the more I read and navigated around the text, I came to the conclusion that it is not all bad. The way the story develops in the text is very interesting, by clicking on different topics on the home page your world is opened up to many options of where to go next. Instead of being like a regular sequential novel like “The Gutenberg Elegies”, “Patchwork Girl” lets the reader choose where and what they want to read next. Due to the fact that Jackson has accepted the new change in nature; she has been able to develop a very creative and out of the ordinary text. By accepting the change in society and our new technological world today, Jackson has been able to create a text that allows the reader to make it whatever they want it to be. For example, there are many places one could choose to start reading in “Patchwork Girl” one of which is titled Crazy Quilt. In this section of the text many different aspects of the story are brought into perspective, there are links that can be clicked on which lead to a piece of the story told by a number of different characters views. Some are from the view of the creator of the actual patchwork girl, and some are from the view of the patchwork girl herself. As I personally read link-by-link, row-by-row, I was able to gain an understanding of what the text meant to me and how I as a thinking individual felt about it. The more I read, the more I began to accept that fact that the non-sequential story was confusing and irritating to follow.

            If Birkerts were able to accept the new era and embrace technology in the same way that Shelley Jackson did then he would also have to opportunity to create a text like “Patchwork Girl”, which allows the reader to navigate themselves around the text, and come up with their own conclusion as to what it means. Shelley Jackson has been able to achieve a higher level of production with her novel “Patchwork Girl”, through the use of technology and creativity; she has created a new kind of text that I have never seen before. Without her use of technology when writing this novel, Jackson would not have been able to create such an amusing and innovative text as she has today. I hope that in the future many writers including Mr. Sven Birkerts are able to understand the positive points that technology brings to our world today.                                                                                                                                                                                    

writing project #4 a bit added!!!

Writing Project #4

            Throughout the year we have been focusing on intertextuality and how technology is quickly altering the world of reading and writing. In the “Gutenberg Elegies” by Sven Birkerts , the author shares his opinion on how he thinks technology is going to harm our society in more than one way. He believes that our society will forget about old-fashioned novels and begin to read all technological texts. In “Patchwork Girl” by Shelley Jackson, I have come to a conclusion that technological text’s can be very effective but can also have its flaws. It is effective in the way that it is very interesting but its flawed in the sense that it is confusing to read.

            When I am at home reading a novel I always think of it as a very personal activity, but when I am reading Jackson’s “Patchwork Girl” I have a more interactive feeling. The novel requires clicking and navigating instead of just turning a page. Birkerts believes that because of the new technology like “Patchwork Girl”, writers like him will be forgotten due to the natural evolution of society. Although Birkerts is aware of the shift in nature he states “ to me it is more a question of how I want to position myself as history makes a swerve, not only ushering in new circumstances and alignments, but changing its own deeper nature as well”. Despite my frustration with Birkerts and his beliefs, I can understand where he is coming from as a writer. Due to the nature of society, writers like Birkerts may have to change their style of composition in order to keep up with the natural progression of the business.           

            In my time reading Birkerts I have discovered that not only does he dislike the way our society is going but he is also scared of it. At the beginning of the novel Birkerts talks about how new kinds of technology are harming our youth, and how people are going to forget about a normal book because they will read everything online or on a computer in the near future. In addition to Birkerts negative outlook, he later reveals that he is scared of the new age coming and that if the fast moving train stopped he would not board because “to plunge would be to change myself as a person”. Not only do I think Birkerts fear is absurd, it also seems very juvenile in the sense that he could be expanding his creativity and mind as a writer in the same way if not more ways than Shelley Jackson has with “Patchwork Girl”

            My first impression of “Patchwork Girl” was that this was an awful way to read a novel, the more I read and navigated around the text, I came to the conclusion that it is not all bad. The way the story develops in the text is very interesting, by clicking on different topics on the home page your world is opened up to many options of where to go next. Instead of being like a regular sequential novel like “The Gutenberg Elegies”, “Patchwork Girl” lets the reader choose where and what they want to read next. Due to the fact that Jackson has accepted the new change in nature; she has been able to develop a very creative and out of the ordinary text. By accepting the change in society and our new technological world today, Jackson has been able to create a text that allows the reader to make it whatever they want it to be. For example, there are many places one could choose to start reading in “Patchwork Girl” one of which is titled Crazy Quilt. In this section of the text many different aspects of the story are brought into perspective, there are links that can be clicked on which lead to a piece of the story told by a number of different characters views. Some are from the view of the creator of the actual patchwork girl, and some are from the view of the patchwork girl herself. As I personally read link-by-link, row-by-row, I was able to gain an understanding of what the text meant to me and how I as a thinking individual felt about it. The more I read the more I accepted the fact that it was confusing and irritating that the story was not in sequential order.

            If Birkerts were able to accept the new era and embrace technology in the same way that Shelley Jackson did then he would also have to opportunity to create a text like “Patchwork Girl”, which allows the reader to navigate themselves around the text, and come up with their own conclusion as to what it means.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

writing project #4

Writing Project #4

            Throughout the year we have been focusing on intertextuality and how technology is quickly altering the world of reading and writing. In the “Gutenberg Elegies” by Sven Birkerts , the author shares his opinion on how he thinks technology is going to harm our society in more than one way. He believes that our society will forget about old-fashioned novels and begin to read all technological texts. In “Patchwork Girl” by Shelley Jackson, I have come to a conclusion that technological text’s can be very effective but can also have its flaws. It is effective in the way that it is very interesting but its flawed in the sense that it is confusing to read.

            When I am at home reading a novel I always think of it as a very personal activity, but when I am reading Jackson’s “Patchwork Girl” I have a more interactive feeling. The novel requires clicking and navigating instead of just turning a page. Birkerts believes that because of the new technology like “Patchwork Girl”, writers like him will be forgotten due to the natural evolution of society. Although Birkerts is aware of the shift in nature he states “ to me it is more a question of how I want to position myself as history makes a swerve, not only ushering in new circumstances and alignments, but changing its own deeper nature as well”. Despite my frustration with Birkerts and his beliefs, I can understand where he is coming from as a writer. Due to the nature of society writers like Birkerts may have to change their style of composition in order to keep up with the natural progression of the business.           

            My first impression of “Patchwork Girl” was that this was an awful way to read a novel, the more I read and navigated around the text, I came to the conclusion that it is not all bad.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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After reading the chapter titled Coda in Birkerts book i have discovered new things about him. Not only does he dislike technology but he seems to be afraid of it too. On page 213 he states that if the fast moving train of the new age were to stop for him in order to board he would not get on it because of fear of change. ” To plunge would be to change myself as a person”. This comment ties later on into page 220 when Birkerts says that once every one is ” On-line” they will have to change who they are as individuals. All the rules of society and social interactions will need to change according to Birkerts. I strongly disagree with this comment because it seems so drastic of a comment to make. Why would we need to change who we are as a person due to new kinds of technology in general. I think for my writing assignment i am going to focus on how Patchwork Girl and the Gutenberg Elegies are very different, I am also going to focus on the point that if Birkerts were to accept the nature of change he would have more opportunity to gain an audience and supporters of his work. Through technology many writers have expanded their writing skill and have become more famous and better writers because of it so why does Birkerts not want the same success?

November 6,2008

Going back to Birkets was surprisingly refreshing. Back to normal books something i can hold in my hand and highlight. When reading Birkets before in the year I never really felt connected to him in any personal way. I always felt as if he was targeting younger people, mainly college students like myself. After reading these past 4 chapters I actually feel a bit of a connection to Birkets. When he was talking about how the hypertext should not replace the common novel I was very intrigued because i actually agreed with him. I think that a hypertext and a novel are two very different pieces of literature and dont necessarily even need to be placed in the same category.

                    Another place I felt connected with Birkerts was his discussion about listening to books on tape. This made me happy because it makes him a normal person. My mom and I are very big on books on tape. When we work out or drive in the car or do any activity that we need free movement. This was also interesting to me because Birkets always seems so negative about anything that has to do with books and technology combined, and in my opinion books on tape is in a way a kind of novel in its own category. When listening to books on tape you do not have the opportunity to create character voices and personality on your own, whoever is narrating the book makes the choice for you, which is why im so surprised that Birkets enjoys books on tape. i look forward to reading more into Birkets and connecting this text to our hypertexts.

writing assignment number 2

 

Frankenstein vs. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

            Throughout this semester we have been reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Our task throughout this reading has been to analyze and interpret the text in our own way. After reading the novel in class we watched the movie version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein directed by Kenneth Branagh. Many aspects of the film, such as changes in character, new scenes, and graphics, made me rethink my original interpretation of the novel.

            Throughout the movie there were many scenes added which were not in the novel, which change the feelings of the viewer. At many points in the movie there are many graphic and disturbing scenes. For example, the scene in which Victor brings his project to life is very graphic and strange in the sense that Victor is intentionally portrayed as an evil, mad scientist. Interestingly enough, in the novel Victor seems to be portrayed as the victim of a horrible mistake. When I saw the creation scene I was disturbed by it due to the realness of the creation. When Victor hung the creature up in the chains, then came back to find the creature missing, a tone of horror and anxiousness came over me which was not a feeling I remember experiencing when reading the novel. Another aspect that made this scene stand out from all the rest is the fact that it had very distinct music in the background which helped set the mood and get the audience more involved in the film. Unlike in the novel a certain eerie tone was set by many aspects of this scene that were able to easily gain the attention and emotions of the audience.

            Further along in the film, the creature attacks what appears to be the landlord of the family he has been watching and learning from. This scene is very aggressive and sad, not only does the creature seriously injure the landlord but when the family returns, they physically chase and beat him out of the house. After a while the creature decides to return to the family’s house, which is when he discovers that they have taken their belongings and fled. Instead of leaving when he finds the empty house, the creature decides to burn the house down. This scene is particularly ironic in my opinion because earlier in the film the creature helps the family out immensely by picking loads of potatoes for them, which makes me wonder why would he burn their house down? When reading the novel I believed that the creature was meant to look like an awful monster when in reality he was a neglected being who was very misunderstood. In my opinion Victor Frankenstein is the true monster because he built this creature then completely neglected it. Unfortunately, for the purposes of entertainment the film portrayed Victor to be the innocent scientist who made a mistake which ended in this horrible monster.

            Curiously enough, throughout the entire film, the words creature and or monster were never said. This caught my interest because throughout the novel both of those words appeared very frequently. I thought it was very clever of the director to leave those words out of the film because it allows the viewer to make their own assumption about the “thing” that was Victor’s project, despite the guidance and encouragement from the film to believe that the creature was a total monster. Another curious aspect of the film that I noticed was that there was never a time when Victor explained to anyone what he had done. But strangely enough, there was a scene in which a search party was looking for the creature, also when Victor was considering building a bride for the creature, his friend Henry tried to persuade him not to make the same mistake again, although as viewers we were never shown a conversation where Victor explained what he had done.

            Up to a certain point in the film my interpretation of the novel had not changed, until the final few scenes were shown. Up until Victor and Elizabeth’s wedding night I believed that Victor was the real monster of the story because he built the creature then neglected it, and that the creature was just a mistreated and misunderstood being. When the creature killed Elizabeth by ripping her heart out of her chest, I started to think that in addition to Victor the creature is a monster too. The scene following Elizabeth’s death, where Victor brought her back to life, was extremely disturbing to me because not only was it some one else’s body but also for some reason her hair was all cut off and her face was seriously mangled. In the conclusion of this scene after Elizabeth was fought over by both Victor and the Creature, then killed, I decided that my original interpretation of the novel was also the same as my interpretation of the film. I believe that Victor is an absolute monster, but for other reasons in addition to creating then neglecting his project.

            It was very interesting to see how the novel was translated into a movie. It allowed me the opportunity to analyze and interpret how the text of a novel is translated into film. Due to the difficulty of translating words into images, things obviously needed to be added to the film in order to make it engage the audience. Overall I believe that my interpretation of the novel was not changed by the film, more so molded by the presentation and the changes made in the movie.

Writing Machines

where do i even start when talking about writing machines. this book is soooo strange. i somewhat enjoy it though. i really enjoyed the first few chapters. the first two were interesting to me because i liked the story about Kaye and her life. once i got past the story telling and into the further chapters i was introduced to the technotext and all those crazy thing. i dont quite understand what she means by material metaphors, technotexts, and media specific analysis. i was also confused by the forth chapter and the lexia to perplexia idea. i also am unable to grasp the idea of how a technological text has a different meaning than a book or a printed novel.

Frankenstein!!!

Julia Steinberg

English101

September 30, 2008

Frankenstein vs. Paradise Lost

            Throughout class we have been reading Mary Shelley’s “ Frankenstein “, which contains many examples of intertextual writing. Through close reading I have identified many places in the novel where the intertextuality is very noticeable. One intertextual portion that seems important to me is the parallelism between Satan in “ Paradise Lost” and Victor Frankenstein from “ Frankenstein”.

            In the early chapters of the novel Victor is very curious and intelligent. He appears to be a young determined student and scientist. As the book progresses, Victor increasingly becomes of an obsessed mad scientist. In “ Paradise Lost “, Satan was an angel who then rebelled against God and was sent to hell. Just like Victor, Satan started off as a good person - very curious and willing to learn –  but the more both Victor and Satan learned, the more power they wanted. Satan became evil and dark, when in a way Victor did too[JS1] .

            When Victor creates the creature, the dark side of him started to show. Throughout the novel Victor avoided the creature and treated it like it didn’t belong in the world and it was not a real person. So the creature got revenge on Victor by killing his loved ones. This makes the creature seem like a horrible disgusting thing, when in reality it was Victors fault for neglecting the creature.

            Even till the day he is old and dying, Victor is determined to find and kill his creature. The very thing he gave life to, he hates. On page 178 in the novel, there is a passage in which Victor asks Walton to look for the creature until the day he dies so that he can kill it. Victor says “ Oh! When will my guiding spirit, in conducting me to the daemon allow me the rest I so much desire; or must I die and he yet live? If I do swear to me Walton, that he shall not escape; that you will seek him, and satisfy my vengeance in his death.” This relates to Satan in “ Paradise Lost” because Satan, even after leaving heaven, still continued to try to start a war with God. Victor could have avoided the whole thing if he had either taken care of the creature or had not made it. Satan would still e in heaven if he hadn’t rebelled against god.

            Despite the fact that Victor is supposed to look like the victim, when compared to Satan in “ Paradise Lost, “ you realize that he made his own decisions that put him at fault not the creature. He is responsible for the situation he is in. In my opinion, this relation of texts is very important and clear when thinking of the message of the book. It tells a story that you need to be careful what you wish for. Victor wanted to build the creature so badly, however once he was successful he did not want anything to do with it. Satan was banned from heaven because he rebelled so now all he can do is try to go to war with God.

           

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