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This 4 page paper discusses the role of pride in Mary Shelley’s short story “Transformation.” Bibliography lists 1 source.
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B. Guido in despair 1. Falls prey to the dwarfs scheme 2. Realizes that he should have gone to Torella,admitted his mistakes and offered to work hard to earn the
mans trust and be worthy of his daughter C. Dwarf does not return; Guidos redemption 1. Guido abandons pride and fights for Juliet 2. Commits "suicide" to be resurrected
as a man worthy of her love 3. No pride left, only gratitude that he and Juliet are together CONCLUSION Introduction Mary Shelleys short story "Transformation"
is a perfect illustration of the adage, "Pride goeth before a fall." This essay discusses the way in which Shelley explores the theme of pride in her work. Discussion The
theme of pride is the driving force behind Mary Shelleys story, but it seems to take three different forms and change somewhat throughout the tale. At first, pride is something
the author revels in; that is, he enjoys being proud and difficult. Then he begins to understand that it is pride that has caused his problems and he beings to
let go of it; finally, he has no pride left, and returns to Genoa to try to make amends. The narrator, Guido, opens the story by saying that he
has heard that when people go through some sort of strange or supernatural experience, they usually try to keep it secret, but at times feel they have to talk about
it to someone else (Shelley). This is true of him; hes sworn never to tell what happened: "I have dearly sworn to myself never to reveal to human ears the
horrors to which I once, in excess of fiendly pride, delivered myself over" (Shelley). The use of the word "fiendly" is telling, since it calls to mind the pride of
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