”…I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel…” (Shelley 102-103)
Shelley is using comparison between the good of Adam and the evil of the fallen Angel, known to most as Lucifer. Frankenstein’s creation believes that due to the fact that he was created by Frankenstein’s hands he should be considered his Adam. Adam is said to be God’s first creation and the first man to walk on our earth, so in a way Shelley is comparing Frankenstein to God and his creation to Adam; however Frankenstein does not accept his creation as his own and has forced him into exile much like the fallen angel, Lucifer.
Shelley is using comparison between the good of Adam and the evil of the fallen Angel, known to most as Lucifer. Frankenstein’s creation believes that due to the fact that he was created by Frankenstein’s hands he should be considered his Adam. Adam is said to be God’s first creation and the first man to walk on our earth, so in a way Shelley is comparing Frankenstein to God and his creation to Adam; however Frankenstein does not accept his creation as his own and has forced him into exile much like the fallen angel, Lucifer.
good succinct explanation
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