Essay on the Human Spirit in Frankenstein and Picture of Dorian Grey

Similarities of the Human Spirit in Frankenstein and The ensure of Dorian colorise      The human purport is one of the most beautiful forces in the world, alone it is too one of the most vulnerable. In the novels Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde, this idea of the human spirit is depicted clearly. Both novels have similar aspects about the human spirit, but they also have their losss. Both novels have primary(prenominal) characters who are influenced greatly by someone that they admire, and they are destroyed by that influence. The difference that these novels have is that in Frankenstein, the main character is influenced and destroyed by something he creates himself, while in The Picture of Dorian Grey, the main character is influenced and destroyed by his booster amplifier and mentor. Again, both novels portray the human spirits motivation and vulnerability. In the novel Frankenstein, skipper, the main charact er, is driven to insanity and death by his motivation, his own creation. He dedicates each(prenominal) of his time and knowledge to create a living human creation from dead tissue. This monster becomes his motivation and influence throughout the rest of the novel. Victor blames himself and feels guilt for all of th... ... Dorian converses with Lord Henry, and takes everything that Lord Henry say seriously, even though not everything that Lord Henry said was right. Basically, the difference that these two novels have over the idea that the human spirit is a very strong, but vulnerable force is that a persons motivation to do something great and his infatuation with that great thing will influence the spirit greatly, sometimes totally, and that believing in someone and somebody so much, no matter what they say, you will listen to them and let them have total consider over you and your actions, even though that influence probably doesnt know that.