Beyond the End: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

• Other Authors: Hodge Smith, Elizabeth Ann (Author), Fette, Don (Thesis Director), Hoyt, Heather (Committee Member), Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies, Barrett, The Honors College
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Creative Writing; Literature; Sci-fi; Arctic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.63887

abstract: For my project, I delve into the relationships of Victor and the Monster as well as the relationships Victor shares with other characters that were underdeveloped within the original novel by Mary Shelley in the novel Franeknstein. I examine their relationships in two components. The first through my own interpretation of Victor and the Monster’s relationship within a creative writing piece that extends the novel as if Victor had lived rather than died in the arctic in order to explore the possibilities of a more complex set of relationships between Victor and the Monster than simply creator-creation. My writing focuses on the development of their relationship once all they have left is each other. The second part of my project focuses on an analytical component. I analyze and cite the reasoning for my creative take on Victor and the Monster as well as their relationship within the novel and Mary Shelley’s intentions. (abstract)