弗兰肯斯坦的演变.pptVIP

The Spiritual Evolution of The Creature the spiritual evolution of the creature the spiritual degradation of the creature The Creature identify with the nature At first, the creature was just like a child. Children all like fairy tales. Because they think they are similar to the rabbits and they are part of the nature. So did the creature. “I was delighted when I first discovered that a pleasant sound, which often saluted my ears, proceeded from the throats of the little winged animals who had often intercepted the light from my eyes…Sometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of the birds but was unable.” “I distinguished the insect from the herb, and by degrees, one herb from another. I found that the sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing.” The creature didn’t recognize that he was a “human being”. When he entered a village, people were afraid of him and attacked him. So he realized that he should hide himself to avoid human’s attack. “…but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. The whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons…” “Here, then, I retreated and lay down happy to have found a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man.” As the creature learned more and more, he became puzzled about the world. And he began to complain all he suffered. “I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge. Oh, that I had forever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat!” The Creature identify with the human When the creature lived in the hovel near the De Lacey, he observed people. By doing these, he learned the language and the knowledge