SelenaFlores Connections Between Frankenstein and Mariner

Make critical connections between the novel up to this point, and the poem "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

   I feel that both stories emphasize knowledge. In Frankenstein victor is addicted to knowledge which leads to his creation of a monster. Victor feels as if he has to impress society with the amount of knowledge he possesses. The mariner on the other hand is cursed with knowledge, he feels the need to amuse people with his journey. Both stories imply the idea of crossing boundaries, Victor with his creation and the mariner with the killing of the albatross. They also convey the idea of isolation. Victor is constantly bothered by his guilt and parts from the outside world.The mariner becomes alone due to everyone "meaning his shipmates" dying and he is left to be the only survivor. There is a nature aspect incorporated in both stories. For instance when Henry and Victor travel to the country. In the rime of the ancient mariner the ocean, snakes, and the abatross are all mentioned and are all a part of nature. And finally both stories were based on the romantic period.http://www.literaturewithlindsey.com/