弗兰肯斯坦 精神演化.ppt

1、The Spiritual Evolution of The Creature,the spiritual evolution of the creature the spiritual degradation of the creature,Turn to his father Frankenstein,Sabotage all the things,Long for death,The creature identify with the nature,The creature identify with the human,The creature identify with the s

2、ocial,The Creature identify with the nature,At first, the creature was just like a child. Children all like fairy tales. Because they think they are similar to the rabbits and they are part of the nature. So did the creature.,“I was delighted when I first discovered that a pleasant sound, which ofte

3、n saluted my ears, proceeded from the throats of the little winged animals who had often intercepted the light from my eyesSometimes I tried to imitate the pleasant songs of the birds but was unable.” “I distinguished the insect from the herb, and by degrees, one herb from another. I found that the

4、sparrow uttered none but harsh notes, whilst those of the blackbird and thrush were sweet and enticing.”,The creature didnt recognize that he was a “human being”. When he entered a village, people were afraid of him and attacked him. So he realized that he should hide himself to avoid humans attack.

5、,“but I had hardly placed my foot within the door before the children shrieked, and one of the women fainted. The whole village was roused; some fled, some attacked me, until, grievously bruised by stones and many other kinds of missile weapons” “Here, then, I retreated and lay down happy to have fo

6、und a shelter, however miserable, from the inclemency of the season, and still more from the barbarity of man.”,As the creature learned more and more, he became puzzled about the world. And he began to complain all he suffered. “I tried to dispel them, but sorrow only increased with knowledge. Oh, t

7、hat I had forever remained in my native wood, nor known nor felt beyond the sensations of hunger, thirst, and heat!”,The Creature identify with the human,When the creature lived in the hovel near the De Lacey, he observed people. By doing these, he learned the language and the knowledge about life.

8、He also began to know the complicated human emotion.,When he saw De Lacey played a song which drew tears from Agathas eyes, the creature had an unknown but complicated feeling. “I felt sensations of a peculiar and overpowering nature; they were a mixture of pain and pleasure, such as I had never bef

9、ore experienced, either from hunger or cold, warmth or food; and I withdrew from the window, unable to bear these emotions.”,The creature think the De Lacey was the best people in the world. He wanted their acceptance. “The more I saw of them, the greater became my desire to claim their protection a

10、nd kindness; my heart yearned to be known and loved by these amiable creatures; to see their sweet looks directed towards me with affection was the utmost limit of my ambition.”,The creature identified himself with Adam. He gradually realized that he was a human being. He felt lonely. “Like Adam. bu

11、t his state was far different from mine in every other respect. He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, h

12、elpless, and alone.”,The Creature identify with the social,The creature eagerly wanted to integrate into the society. He learned something about social system by eavesdropping peoples conversation. He began to think about some social problems, like blue blood.,“I learned that the possessions most es

13、teemed by your fellow creatures were high and unsullied descent united with riches. A man might be respected with only one of these advantages, but without either he was considered, except in very rare instances, as a vagabond and a slave, doomed to waste his powers for the profits of the chosen few

14、!”,The creature had already have the capability to communicate with human being, especially in the case of wanting another female creature. “I am alone and miserable; man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the

15、same species and have the same defects. This being you must create.”,The creature even did some labor work. He improved himself by doing work for the De Lacey. “during the night I often took his tools, the use of which I quickly discovered, and brought home firing sufficient for the consumption of s

16、everal days. I remember, the first time that I did this, the young woman, when she opened the door in the morning, appeared greatly astonished on seeing a great pile of wood on the outside.”,The Spiritual Degradation of The Creature,After the De Lacey moved away, the creature was so angry that he se

17、t fire to the house. It means his spiritual evolution was stagnated. And he moved to the spiritual degradation.,Turn to his father Frankenstein,A harmonious is a great described the De Lacey pictures. The creature was affected by them. So he turn to think about his father. “I remembered Adams suppli

18、cation to his Creator. But where was mine?”,After the De Lacey moved away, the creature want to look for help from his father. He wish Frankenstein would create another female creature for him. So he wouldnt feel lonely anymore. “Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other and trample upon me

19、alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Remember that I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam”,Sabotage all the things,The creature wanted to Sabotage all the things to prevent himself from isolation. Paradise Lost made him identify with Satan. “Many times I c

20、onsidered Satan as the fitter emblem of my conditionSatan had his companions, fellow devils, to admire and encourage him, but I am solitary and abhorred.”,After Felix hit him and then they moved away, the creature had feelings of grief and indignation. He gradually became a real Satan. He killed Frankensteins little brother William, his beloved wife Elizabeth and his best friend Clerval. The creature imput