Frankenstein Critical Analysis Evaluation Essay (Essay Sample)

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Critical Analysis Evaluation Essay
The first critique of “Frankenstein” is one that was printed on La Belle Assemblee magazine on 17th March, 1818. The author of the critique starts of by reiterating that it is quite a bold fiction which can easily be judged as being impious. Frankenstein is a novel that would perhaps be the greatest source of lessons on the way presumptive works of mankind can be horrible, frightful and vile and could lead to the misery of the creator himself. While the critique seeks to major on the dangers of untamed science, it is also an exemplification of what man should avoid in his pursuit of science.
The critique is perhaps emphasizing on enthusiasm of Frankenstein in creating a living monster, how the monster behaves when he is first endowed with life, how Frankenstein repents at having created the monster, the agony of Frankenstein on the killing of Elizabeth and also the reflections of the monster after it killed Frankenstein. For instance, Frankenstein claims that life and death were unto him ideal bounds that he should have broken through and poured a torrent of light into a dark world.
As a creator, Frankenstein is described as being enthusiastic to form a new species that would bless him as its creator and source of life. The author attempts to explain the towering idea of creating life from lifeless matter and the enthusiasm that would perhaps follow anyone who has had breakthrough in such creation. At one point, the author of the critique asserts that:
“This reminds us of the famous philosopher who declared, that, give him but matter enough and he could create a world! Why, then, could he not form one in miniature, about the size of an egg of walnut?..” (La Belle Assemblée).
Nonetheless, it is in this same critique where Frankenstein’s repentance is evaluated. For instance, one would wonder why he would have created a monster that would be so disastrous among mankind. He expresses regret for creating a monster that is endowed with the will and power to cause horror among mankind just as vampires and loose spirits from the grave would do to destroy everything that is regarded as being dear to mankind.
The second critique is one that was printed in the Scots Magazine. It contains an entire synopsis of “Frankenstein” and leaves little surprises for anyone who might not have read the novel. The author appears to believe that the novel borders on impiety and was at its greatest degree filled with caricature and exaggeration. The review also makes note that the author of the novel shockingly used the phrase “creator” attributing it to a mere human being. At one point the author states:
“Here is one of the productions of the modern school in its highest style of caricature and exaggeration. It is formed on the Godwinian manner, and has all the faults, but many likewise of the beauties of that model” (The Edinburgh Magazine and Literary Miscellany).
This critique explains the entire plot of the novel and describes the horrific moment that the monster created by Frankenstein comes to life. Soon after the monster comes to life, he goes into the forest and learns a few ways of surviving as a living creatur