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A 5 page paper which examines the use of symbolism in each work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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social issues that were of particular concern at the time. Frankenstein articulated the fears of many that science and technology would destroy humanity. Through the use of metaphor,
Kafkas "The Metamorphosis" considers the fate of the individual who defies social conformity by daring to be different. These works also examine psychological issues as well, most notably the
relationships between parents and children. The social and psychological situations are presented in a symbolic rather than straightforward fashion. Although each work appears to be laden with supernatural
overtones - with a scientist creating a life from dead body parts and a man who is inexplicably transformed into an insect - there is, surprisingly, neither hint nor suggestion
that there is anything supernatural going on in either story. The central focus in each story remains the human condition. In Frankenstein, the somber protagonist Dr. Victor Frankenstein seeks
to create his own life form after the death of his beloved mother, Caroline. In almost a perverse way, it is as if he wants to transform himself into
his mother, and give birth to a child. Psychologically, he desires to fill the void left by his mother and recreate his own parent/child relationship. Not coincidentally, Frankenstein
labors "for nine months... to complete his experiment" (Richetti 346). However, when the moment of birth finally arrives, Dr. Frankenstein is filled with revulsion rather than love when he
sees "the miserable monster" he had conceived (Shelley 57). This symbolically represents the bond that is supposed to exist between mother and child from the beginning. Mary Shelleys
nineteenth-century society made it quite clear that a womans sole purpose was to be a child bearer, but what if the prospect feared her and was not what she wanted?
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