The Characters
fRANKENSTEIN:
Protagonist: Dr. Frankenstein
Considered a protagonist as he’s the main focus of the book.Through the book, we follow Frankenstein’s journey as he grows and develops his passion, becomes consumed by it, and let’s the consummation of his passion, the monster, become his new focus and quest as the scientific dilemma in the creation of new life and moral dilemma of his responsibility to the rest of society and his creation is brought forth as the main focus and theme of the book.
The main theme and issue the book presents is developed alongside the development of Frankenstein’s passion. Frankenstein starts as a fair minded, ambitious man willing to learn. But once one of his interests becomes disproved and discredited, the old alchemists and their claims, he lets his interest turn into a passion and consume him and his studies, introducing the dilemma of the extent to which passion is healthy.
Finally, with the creation of his monster, the true quest is initiated and continued. Frankenstein presents his quest in the elimination of his creation, but the dilemmas of what he owes to society and his creation is presented as the monster relates his story and acts out in vengeance, leaving it to the reader to determine how things would’ve been different if both sides of the scientific and moral dilemmas were addressed.
Antagonist: The monster (creation of Frankenstein)
The monster later embodies the role of a “true” antagonist as his lack of proper upbringing and inability to socialize as any normal human would leads to an internalization of hatred and vengeance, turning him into an “evil character” as he releases his built up anger on those close to Victor, and Victor must respond by journeying to find and eliminate this evil creature.
The monster’s initial role as an antagonist is not introduced as one opposed to Frankenstein himself, but the moral and scientific dilemma proposed by the author, Mary Shelley. Through his creation, Frankenstein must contend with the moral dilemma of following a passion so blindly you become ignorant the the consequences, which he did and failed to address correctly, and the scientific dilemma of his rights to recreate life, especially a “master race”, without the approval of at least the leading scientific communities. Considered the antagonist as he is, while not initially, in opposition to Frankenstein. His creation alone introduces an antagonistic role as it is the result of one man’s consumption by his own passion, leading to a creation both Frankenstein and the rest of the world is not ready for and should not have been created in the first place. This initial antagonist in terms of the scientific and moral dilemma turns into the antagonist of the story as his maltreatment from other humans leads to a internalizing of suffering and pain that eventually leads to outbreaks, resulting in the deaths of multiple people close to Victor, which prompts victor to assume a traditional protagonistic role and attempt to eliminate this “evil” creation.
Other Characters:
There are many other important characters in Frankenstein, including Henry Clerval, Elizabeth, William, and other minor characters that can connect to Jurassic Park as well.
Considered a protagonist as he’s the main focus of the book.Through the book, we follow Frankenstein’s journey as he grows and develops his passion, becomes consumed by it, and let’s the consummation of his passion, the monster, become his new focus and quest as the scientific dilemma in the creation of new life and moral dilemma of his responsibility to the rest of society and his creation is brought forth as the main focus and theme of the book.
The main theme and issue the book presents is developed alongside the development of Frankenstein’s passion. Frankenstein starts as a fair minded, ambitious man willing to learn. But once one of his interests becomes disproved and discredited, the old alchemists and their claims, he lets his interest turn into a passion and consume him and his studies, introducing the dilemma of the extent to which passion is healthy.
Finally, with the creation of his monster, the true quest is initiated and continued. Frankenstein presents his quest in the elimination of his creation, but the dilemmas of what he owes to society and his creation is presented as the monster relates his story and acts out in vengeance, leaving it to the reader to determine how things would’ve been different if both sides of the scientific and moral dilemmas were addressed.
Antagonist: The monster (creation of Frankenstein)
The monster later embodies the role of a “true” antagonist as his lack of proper upbringing and inability to socialize as any normal human would leads to an internalization of hatred and vengeance, turning him into an “evil character” as he releases his built up anger on those close to Victor, and Victor must respond by journeying to find and eliminate this evil creature.
The monster’s initial role as an antagonist is not introduced as one opposed to Frankenstein himself, but the moral and scientific dilemma proposed by the author, Mary Shelley. Through his creation, Frankenstein must contend with the moral dilemma of following a passion so blindly you become ignorant the the consequences, which he did and failed to address correctly, and the scientific dilemma of his rights to recreate life, especially a “master race”, without the approval of at least the leading scientific communities. Considered the antagonist as he is, while not initially, in opposition to Frankenstein. His creation alone introduces an antagonistic role as it is the result of one man’s consumption by his own passion, leading to a creation both Frankenstein and the rest of the world is not ready for and should not have been created in the first place. This initial antagonist in terms of the scientific and moral dilemma turns into the antagonist of the story as his maltreatment from other humans leads to a internalizing of suffering and pain that eventually leads to outbreaks, resulting in the deaths of multiple people close to Victor, which prompts victor to assume a traditional protagonistic role and attempt to eliminate this “evil” creation.
Other Characters:
There are many other important characters in Frankenstein, including Henry Clerval, Elizabeth, William, and other minor characters that can connect to Jurassic Park as well.
Jurassic Park:
Protagonist: Dr. Hammond
Similar to Frankenstein, Dr. Hammond embodies the role of the protagonist as he contends with the moral dilemma, in if he should recreate history, and the scientific dilemma in reanimating the dinosaurs without full clearance of professionals on the matter. While seemingly harmless at first as Dr. Hammond has thought through the matter much better than Frankenstein, his passion in creating the park and having it available soon leads to trouble as he becomes blind to the potential issues that underpaying employees and
While much more unfortunate than Frankenstein as Hammond thought through the realities of reanimating dinosaurs, he didn’t give proper credit to nature, as it always “finds a way”. Thus the moral dilemma approaches in that containing creatures we never learned to domesticate is no simple task, and we see the director’s opinion on how reasonable it would be. Following suit, the scientific dilemma is presented as the legitimacy of his Dr. Hammond’s work and claims are questioned as it is discovered that not all dinosaurs are female as stated. Dr. Hammond must fight with both of the dilemmas as the results of these dilemmas put his grandchildren in danger and his final opinions on them decide the fate of the park and similar science later on.
Antagonist: The Dinosaurs (Hammond's own creation)
While clearly in oppositions to Hammond and other humans by nature, the role of the dinosaurs are more of a symbolic antagonistic role, as they embody the moral and scientific dilemmas Hammond must fight against and struggle with. While their creation is initially harmless, the theme of the danger of the consumption of passion must play out, and they are let free, giving way to the journey much in the same Frankenstein’s monster gave way to the journey. Once it is learned that the dinosaurs have beat the science of Hammond and his workers and found a way to reproduce, they again embody an antagonistic as Hammond must consider the legitimacy of the recreation of dinosaurs and if it’s within his and only his jurisdiction to continue this. His own passion and this reflection of it is what makes the dinosaurs seem to be the true antagonist of the film.
Other Characters:
Dr. Dern, Ian Malcolm, and the grandchildren all relate closely to the characters of Frankenstein and each play an important role in the film. They each have their own respective importance by either advising or by providing a pivotal relationship that affects the other characters.
Similar to Frankenstein, Dr. Hammond embodies the role of the protagonist as he contends with the moral dilemma, in if he should recreate history, and the scientific dilemma in reanimating the dinosaurs without full clearance of professionals on the matter. While seemingly harmless at first as Dr. Hammond has thought through the matter much better than Frankenstein, his passion in creating the park and having it available soon leads to trouble as he becomes blind to the potential issues that underpaying employees and
While much more unfortunate than Frankenstein as Hammond thought through the realities of reanimating dinosaurs, he didn’t give proper credit to nature, as it always “finds a way”. Thus the moral dilemma approaches in that containing creatures we never learned to domesticate is no simple task, and we see the director’s opinion on how reasonable it would be. Following suit, the scientific dilemma is presented as the legitimacy of his Dr. Hammond’s work and claims are questioned as it is discovered that not all dinosaurs are female as stated. Dr. Hammond must fight with both of the dilemmas as the results of these dilemmas put his grandchildren in danger and his final opinions on them decide the fate of the park and similar science later on.
Antagonist: The Dinosaurs (Hammond's own creation)
While clearly in oppositions to Hammond and other humans by nature, the role of the dinosaurs are more of a symbolic antagonistic role, as they embody the moral and scientific dilemmas Hammond must fight against and struggle with. While their creation is initially harmless, the theme of the danger of the consumption of passion must play out, and they are let free, giving way to the journey much in the same Frankenstein’s monster gave way to the journey. Once it is learned that the dinosaurs have beat the science of Hammond and his workers and found a way to reproduce, they again embody an antagonistic as Hammond must consider the legitimacy of the recreation of dinosaurs and if it’s within his and only his jurisdiction to continue this. His own passion and this reflection of it is what makes the dinosaurs seem to be the true antagonist of the film.
Other Characters:
Dr. Dern, Ian Malcolm, and the grandchildren all relate closely to the characters of Frankenstein and each play an important role in the film. They each have their own respective importance by either advising or by providing a pivotal relationship that affects the other characters.
Moral DILEMMAS:
Antagonist
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Protagonist
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The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is one of the biggest opponents to the death penalty. Their mission is to "abolish the death penalty in the United States and support efforts to abolish the death penalty worldwide." They are comprised of families of murder victims, people from all different religious, ethnic, social, and political backgrounds, law enforcement, and civil rights groups.
Protagonist
One of the biggest proponents of the Death Penalty is a man named Wesley Lowe. He has an entire website dedicated to showing statistics and the history of the death penalty to readers. There are many other pro-capital punishment persons that all advocate publicly for the rightful execution of criminals.