English Period 4
11-8-2002
In the films “Frankenstein” and “Dracula,” Victor Frankenstein’s mother, the professor, Elizabeth, and Elisabeta, who is later reincarnated as Mina, are all catalysts to the plots in these movies. Each of these people’s deaths are the initial reason these men went insane. The intentions of these men were to rectify what they felt was ill in their society. But over time and countless failures, these pure intentions resulted in pure evil.
In the movie “Frankenstein,” the death of Victor’s mother in childbirth, and Victor’s father’s futile attempt to save her is what inspired him to bring back the dead and end death entirely. The death of his mother also triggered Victor’s deep seeded greed and insanity. When Victor arrived at Medical School, his passion for bringing back the dead increased. Because Victor was surrounded by people that were as intelligent as he, he believed his idea of resurrecting the dead was more plausible. One day during class, Victor voiced his idea of ending pain and death and was completely shut down by everybody including his professor. His idea was perceived as immoral and evil, he was then viewed as an outcast, strange compared to everyone else. Victor later met another professor who had performed experiments that were identical to what Victor envisioned. This professor was one step away from victory but the professor had long given up such experiments. But Victor’s determination and enthusiasm inspired the professor to experiment again. Meanwhile, there was a epidemic and all the medical students and staff were instructed to give a vaccine to everyone. An extremely defiant man refused to allow the professor to inject him. While others struggled to subdue him, the man stabbed and killed the professor. This was another, what Victor felt, an unjustifiable death that gave him more reason to want to bring back the dead.
