"the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart" (page 35)
I think that it is a bit ironic Victor Frankenstein is so consumed in his task of creating life, but is immediately horrified by his work upon his success. Victor put many years and countless hours into his work. He was very devoted to his work especially as he was nearing the end. He became entirely consumed by his goal for a great deal of time. He researched and took a path all his own while going where no scientist had gone before. He was on the verge of scientific breakthrough. As soon as the creature's eyes opened and the creature began breathing, Victor immediately regretted his work. He knew he made a mistake and ran away from the creature. It is ironic that the work that had been his life for so many years was finally a success, but he was disgusted and could not stand to be near it. It is ironic that he switched so quickly from hope to hate. It makes me question what he thought would happen with his creation. Things happened exactly how he had planned, so I am curious as to what he expected. It is weird that he so quickly knew that he made a mistake.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Short Stories: Potpourri: 2
"My brave little man!" she said with her eyes shining. "It was God did it you were there. You were his guardian angel." (351)
For this blog, I will be addressing the irony in the short story, "The Drunkard" by Frank O'Connor. The first irony I noticed was the title. The drunkard is the father, and he is not even the one who gets drunk. The son gets drunk while he is supposed to be making sure his father doesn't do just that. This is the other piece of irony. The son is supposed to keep his father from getting drunkbecause he needs to be able to work tomorrow and has trouble controlling himself after the first drink. The son, Larry, gets drunk on his father's alcohol. The father gets mad at his son for what he did, but in reality, his son saved. The mother would have been much more mad if her husband was drunk because he wouldn't be able to earn money for the family. With the boy drunk, he can just lay around until he recovers.
For this blog, I will be addressing the irony in the short story, "The Drunkard" by Frank O'Connor. The first irony I noticed was the title. The drunkard is the father, and he is not even the one who gets drunk. The son gets drunk while he is supposed to be making sure his father doesn't do just that. This is the other piece of irony. The son is supposed to keep his father from getting drunkbecause he needs to be able to work tomorrow and has trouble controlling himself after the first drink. The son, Larry, gets drunk on his father's alcohol. The father gets mad at his son for what he did, but in reality, his son saved. The mother would have been much more mad if her husband was drunk because he wouldn't be able to earn money for the family. With the boy drunk, he can just lay around until he recovers.
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