For this
blog post I wanted to contemplate the differences between Frankenstein’s
creation and Hyde, which I believe to be both very similar but at the same time
very different. Both of these novels are science fiction, which right away
creates a similarity. Likewise both Dr. Jekyll and Frankenstein are using
science to create something new. However in my opinion the main difference
arises when you look at the origin of the creature and Hyde’s evil.
In
Frankenstein, Frankenstein is horrified by his creation and grows sick after
its “birth.” After doing this amazing thins, creating another species,
Frankenstein leaves it. The new creature is at first very gentle. But soon
grows to resent his master when it can find no human companion that is not
horrified. Finally his rage overcomes him when he finds William. As soon that
he learns that he is a Frankenstein he reasons that the boy“ belongs to the
enemy” and, “shall be [his] first victim]” (100 Frankenstein). While the
creature began his life happy he has been driven to anger and murder because
his creator abandoned him and has left his lonely without a companion.
In
comparison, Hyde was created evil. When Dr. Jekyll went looking for the other
side of himself he quickly realized that Hyde was his negative side. When Dr.
Jekyll would transform into Hyde he was able to commit unspeakable acts without
remorse. This was not because something had happened that made him hate the
world; it was simply what he was. His evil part of him from the day he was
“created.”
By
analyzing these two works, in my opinion, it seems that Frankenstein’s creature
became evil because of the way that he was nurtured. However, Hyde was evil
because of his nature, nothing occurred to make him innately evil.
My Questions:
1.
Do you disagree with any points that I made
above?
2.
Do you think that the time periods that these
works were written in make any sort of difference? If so in what way?
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