Creature versus Creator Compare and Contrast

Literary Characterization Foils - is a character who contrasts with another character —usually the protagonist— to highlight particular qualities of the other character. In some cases, a subplot can be used as a foil to the main plot. Parallel -  characters are used for a similar purpose. They tend to share several qualities and are used to complement and highlight each other's traits. Common mirrorcharacters embark on parallel plots, sometimes to achieve a single goal, which tests them and highlights their traits in different ways. A doppelganger (German for “double-goer”) is a term used to describe the idea that each person has a “double” of himself or herself. More importantly, every being has another side to them, usually being the “dark” or “evil” side. Sigmund Freud referred to this dark side as the “id”.

Literary Characterization in Frankenstein Looking at both Frankenstein and his creature, decide what the relationship is the following pairings (foil, parallel, doppelganger). Explain your viewpoint in a THREE-FOUR sentences for each pair. Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton Frankenstein and the Creature Victor and Elizabeth Lavenza Victor and Henry Clerval The Creature and Adam from Genesis The Creature and Satan from Paradise Lost Robert Walton and “The Ancient Mariner”