1 Hubris in FrankensteinKaven Brown Allison Sandefur Lena Hines Austin Jones Shanea Capps

2 Hubris Hubris: denotes overconfident pride and arrogance; it is often associated with a lack of humility, not always with the lack of knowledge. A character exhibiting hubris will often equate himself to a God or feel he is above “mere mortals .” Examples of movies that used hubris: Catching Fire: Finnick acts overconfident when he first meets Katniss. The Notebook: Noah acts overconfident when he asks Allie out on the Farris wheel.

3 Thesis Statement In the novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, hubris is portrayed through Walton and Victor’s life ambitions to prove that arrogance leads to impossible standards, neglect, and destruction. If an essay were written about this theme it would say, that hubris caused the deaths of many people and was destructive to Victor and Walton’s lives.

4 Victor and Walton consider their sisters perfect, setting impossible standards for Margaret and Elizabeth to live up to. Quote: “The saintly soul of Elizabeth shown like a shrine-dedicated lamp in our peaceful home” (Shelley 23-24). Explanation: Victor Considers Elizabeth as his personal possession and a god-like figure.

5 Victor and Walton consider their sisters perfect, setting impossible standards for Margaret and Elizabeth to live up to. Quote: “ I love you very tenderly” (Shelley 7). “Your affectionate brother R Walton” (Shelley 4). In these two quotes Walton shows passionate affection as if Margaret is more than a sister.

6 Both characters had hubris in the well-being of the people they cared for the most, neglecting them when it was most prominent. Quote: “But I had rather die than return shamefully, my purpose unfulfilled” (Shelley 205). This quote shows hubris through Walton’s overconfidence in his journey and therefore would not listen to the crew’s concerns.

7 The creature Victor made and the journey Walton was so determined to complete were both destructive to the men and everyone around them. Quote: “Unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bed-chamber” (Shelley 43-44). Victor was overconfident while he was making the creature, but once the creature came to life he abandoned it, resulting in the death of all his close friends and family.