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On 20th November 2019, Hinama'am and movie Screening committee organised movie Screening "Frankenstein" directed by Kenneth Branagh. This movie was Adaptation of famous novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Based on this movie screening we have task on does movie screening help us to batter understanding of novel? This movie screening definitely increase our understanding level of novel and it helps a lot to connecting dots with movie and original novel. This movie screening also help us to batter understanding of novel. This task given by Hinama'am zala professor of English department. Click here to learn about this task.
Mary Shelley
(1797 to 1851)
Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England. She married poet Percy Bysshe Shelley in 1816. Two years later, she published her most famous novel, Frankenstein. Based on Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel, this novel tells the story of Dr. Victor von Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life.
Pre-Viewing tasks :
1. what is Gothic Scientific fiction?
Gothic science fiction is a macabre sub-genre that crosses Scientific Fiction and Gothic literature. Gothic Scientific Fiction tends to have the same atmospheric qualities of Gothic literature, but does not delve into the depths of horror. The sub-genre takes typical elements of Gothic literature and explains them scientifically. Some examples of common characteristics of Gothic fiction: mystery: the supernatural, haunted houses, castles,darkness, death and decay, romance madness, monsters.
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was Gothic Scientific fiction. We see that all the characteristics of Gothic Scientific novel in the Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
2. What is Frame narrative?
Frame story is a story set within a story,narrative, or movie, told by the main or the supporting character. A character starts telling a story to other characters, or he sits down to write a story, telling the details to the audience. This technique is also called a "frame narrative", and is a very popular of literary technique employed in storytelling and narration.
There are many examples of this technique used by Mary Shelley in her novel, Frankenstein. She has given multiple framed stories in this novel. For example Robert Walton describes a story- told by Frankenstein, - in his letters that he writes to his sister. Frankenstein's story contains the tale of a creature, and the creature's story briefly contains the story of the family with which he has been living.
3. What is the point of view of the author?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with the assumption of the finding the story's to both disturb and entertain is a key to finding why she wrote it. The novel she inform about her remarkable idea of a man-made creature appeals to the reader in two ways at the same time. For one novel makes a strong emotional appeal to deep wishes for immortality in man and for an understanding of human origin. On the other hand, most of the plot of her novel is the creator's reaction to his creation and is weakly connected to the idea of man-made life.
4. Do you have confusion about the title of the novel?
Mary Shelley gave a very appropriate title of her novel "Frankenstein". Mostly in the literature title given of any literary work based on main character and central theme or central idea of work. Here we can see that the central character of victor Frankenstein and novel narrated about the story of Frankenstein. I have not any confusion about the title of the novel.
5. Who do you think the real monster, the creator or the creature?
what is the real monster in the novel?
Monster himself
Knowledge
Victor Frankenstein
Society
some say that society is a real monster because of society doesn't accept him because of his ugly look. when he realised that victor was responsible of his creation, he decide to take revenge. He was many time neglected by society.
As per my knowledge, I think that creator or society both are real monster. First we see that how creator means victor is real monster. The monster is only the most literal of a number of monstrous entities in the novel. including the knowledge of victor used to create the monster. Victor himself is a kind of monster, as he ambition,secrecy, and selfishness alienate him from human society. Ordinary on the outside, he may be the true "monster"inside as he is eventually consumed by an obsessive hatred of his creation. He was not able to accept his creation because of ugly look of his creation. As a creator of creature he had to take care of him but he didn't it. When his creature desire for partner then victor neglected to create because he thinks of negative aspects that both these monsters were dangerous for society.
6. What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?
The subtitle of the novel "The Modern Prometheus" Is signified a lot it's suggests about revolutionary changes in the modern world.
There are many examples of this technique used by Mary Shelley in her novel, Frankenstein. She has given multiple framed stories in this novel. For example Robert Walton describes a story- told by Frankenstein, - in his letters that he writes to his sister. Frankenstein's story contains the tale of a creature, and the creature's story briefly contains the story of the family with which he has been living.
3. What is the point of view of the author?
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with the assumption of the finding the story's to both disturb and entertain is a key to finding why she wrote it. The novel she inform about her remarkable idea of a man-made creature appeals to the reader in two ways at the same time. For one novel makes a strong emotional appeal to deep wishes for immortality in man and for an understanding of human origin. On the other hand, most of the plot of her novel is the creator's reaction to his creation and is weakly connected to the idea of man-made life.
4. Do you have confusion about the title of the novel?
Mary Shelley gave a very appropriate title of her novel "Frankenstein". Mostly in the literature title given of any literary work based on main character and central theme or central idea of work. Here we can see that the central character of victor Frankenstein and novel narrated about the story of Frankenstein. I have not any confusion about the title of the novel.
5. Who do you think the real monster, the creator or the creature?
what is the real monster in the novel?
Monster himself
Knowledge
Victor Frankenstein
Society
some say that society is a real monster because of society doesn't accept him because of his ugly look. when he realised that victor was responsible of his creation, he decide to take revenge. He was many time neglected by society.
As per my knowledge, I think that creator or society both are real monster. First we see that how creator means victor is real monster. The monster is only the most literal of a number of monstrous entities in the novel. including the knowledge of victor used to create the monster. Victor himself is a kind of monster, as he ambition,secrecy, and selfishness alienate him from human society. Ordinary on the outside, he may be the true "monster"inside as he is eventually consumed by an obsessive hatred of his creation. He was not able to accept his creation because of ugly look of his creation. As a creator of creature he had to take care of him but he didn't it. When his creature desire for partner then victor neglected to create because he thinks of negative aspects that both these monsters were dangerous for society.
6. What is the significance of the subtitle "The Modern Prometheus"?
The subtitle of the novel "The Modern Prometheus" Is signified a lot it's suggests about revolutionary changes in the modern world.
- While viewing the movie :
1. How is the beginning and the end of the movie?
The beginning of the movie in stormy atmosphere like North Pole and than Walter tell the story of victor Frankenstein and his creation of monster.
And the end of the novel in same context of North Pole victor Frankenstein's funeral by the monster and the end of both.
2. Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?
Yes, of course I feel the effect of horror in the many of scenes in the movie.
When Victor make Scientific experiment on dead human body this scenes also very horrible.
We feel horrible when Elizabeth burn herself in the fire.
3. What do you think about character of the Monster in the movie?
In the movie monster presented as evil character because of he done murder of people and people think that he was dangerous for society. But as my perception actually society and Victor play dangerous role of monster's life. Monsters looks is very ugly so he was rejected by his creator victor. When monster enters in society people very afraid of his ugly looking. Society also doesn't accepts monster they behave very rudely with him. Do you think what is condition of monster when he was rejected by his creator or society? Obviously he was became very angry on his creator because of he made with very ugly look. When monster realise that victor was responsible for his condition he decides to take revenge with victor. He also good person we can see that when he was helps one family for food.
The creature goes on to say "I required kindness and sympathy but, did not believe myself utterly unworthy of it".
Monstor was alone he need to someones company, so he ask victor for making female monster but victor didn't it. Because victor afraid that he was harmful for society. At the end of the movie he was died with his creator. I really feel sympathy for character of monster.
Yes, this movie helps a lot to understanding the novel in better way. The process of creating monster by victor is very well presented by Kenneth Branagh in his film. We can easily understand the whole plot in 2 hour of movie screening. The whole incidence are well presented.
3.What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the novel?
In the movie we see that victor make a man monster. Monster looks very ugly so he rejected his creation. We can see that when monster ask victor for creation of lady monster he didn't it. But when monster killed Elizabeth victor made a lady monster of Elizabeth. Because victor loves Elizabeth so he does not want to lose Elizabeth that's why he create lady monster and he accept her. The monster of Elizabeth was very ugly looking. When Elizabeth realised that victor make her monster so she doesn't accept it and she burn herself in fire.
Such a novel and movie of Frankenstein was really interesting.
Thank you...
The beginning of the movie in stormy atmosphere like North Pole and than Walter tell the story of victor Frankenstein and his creation of monster.
And the end of the novel in same context of North Pole victor Frankenstein's funeral by the monster and the end of both.
2. Do you feel the effect of horror in the movie?
Yes, of course I feel the effect of horror in the many of scenes in the movie.
When Victor make Scientific experiment on dead human body this scenes also very horrible.
We feel horrible when Elizabeth burn herself in the fire.
3. What do you think about character of the Monster in the movie?
In the movie monster presented as evil character because of he done murder of people and people think that he was dangerous for society. But as my perception actually society and Victor play dangerous role of monster's life. Monsters looks is very ugly so he was rejected by his creator victor. When monster enters in society people very afraid of his ugly looking. Society also doesn't accepts monster they behave very rudely with him. Do you think what is condition of monster when he was rejected by his creator or society? Obviously he was became very angry on his creator because of he made with very ugly look. When monster realise that victor was responsible for his condition he decides to take revenge with victor. He also good person we can see that when he was helps one family for food.
The creature goes on to say "I required kindness and sympathy but, did not believe myself utterly unworthy of it".
Monstor was alone he need to someones company, so he ask victor for making female monster but victor didn't it. Because victor afraid that he was harmful for society. At the end of the movie he was died with his creator. I really feel sympathy for character of monster.
- Post Viewing task :
1. Difference between Mary Shelley's novel and Kenneth Branagh's movie ?
I can not read Original novel so its difficult for me to find out difference between Mary Shelley's novel and Kenneth Branagh's movie.
2. Does the movie help you to understand narrative structure of the novel?
Yes, this movie helps a lot to understanding the novel in better way. The process of creating monster by victor is very well presented by Kenneth Branagh in his film. We can easily understand the whole plot in 2 hour of movie screening. The whole incidence are well presented.
3.What do you think about the creation of lady monster in the novel and Elizabeth's look of a monster in the novel?
In the movie we see that victor make a man monster. Monster looks very ugly so he rejected his creation. We can see that when monster ask victor for creation of lady monster he didn't it. But when monster killed Elizabeth victor made a lady monster of Elizabeth. Because victor loves Elizabeth so he does not want to lose Elizabeth that's why he create lady monster and he accept her. The monster of Elizabeth was very ugly looking. When Elizabeth realised that victor make her monster so she doesn't accept it and she burn herself in fire.
Such a novel and movie of Frankenstein was really interesting.
Thank you...
