1. Frankenstein, A Psychoanalytical Approach
As Victor recounts this event to Walton, Victor shares "when the lapse of time proves the reality of the evil, then the actual bitterness of grief commences" (50). Does Victor see Elizabeth as the evil that took his mother away permanently now? ... Lacan tells us that the oedipal stage occurs closely with the time words begin to be used as symbols to represent things, the linguistic/symbolic order. ... Light, the avenger of evil forces, symbolizes the source of goodness; and the ultimate reality, purity, and morality. ... Victor struggles with his mother's death and the evil forces, wh...
- Word Count: 2532
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate