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“Frankenstein”, written by Mary Shelley, and “The Book of Eli”, directed by Allen and Albert Hughes have many thematic parallels and character archetypes that can be compared and contrasted. One similar thematic parallel that can be compared are the journeys that both the main characters embarked on for one main goal. There are a few character archetype similarities and differences between the two stories. Victor, from “Frankenstein”, was a very brave man considered as an outcast who stopped at nothing to reach an ultimate goal he had created for himself. Victor also very depressed man whose negative thoughts hurt him and bring him down. Eli, from “The Book of Eli”, is a brave man and is also considered an outcast just like Victor Frankenstein. Eli and Victor differ in that Eli is a very positive man who isn’t brought down by anything. Eli has great potential throughout the whole movie. He never gives up on his ultimate goal even though times get rough for him and it looks as if it’s over.
“Frankenstein”, written by Mary Shelley, and “The Book of Eli”, directed by Allen and Albert Hughes have many thematic parallels that are similar. One thematic parallel that can be compared is that both characters are on a main journey with a main goal and they stopped at nothing to get what or to where it is they desire. In Frankenstein, Victor sets out on a journey to kill his creation due to the pain it has caused him by killing all the people Victor had around him and loved. “My revenge is of no moment to you; yet, while I allow it to be a vice, I confess that it is the devouring and only passion of my soul.” (Shelley 248). This is a quote from Victor Frankenstein in chapter 23. Here Victor is talking about the monster and how he is in a g...

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...lso very depressed man whose negative thoughts hurt him and bring him down. Eli, from “The Book of Eli”, is a brave man and is also considered an outcast just like Victor Frankenstein. Eli and Victor differ in that Eli is a very positive man who isn’t brought down by anything. Eli has great potential throughout the whole movie. He never gives up on his ultimate goal even though times get rough for him and it looks as if it’s over. Both of these main characters have one main goal they set out for to reach at some point in the story. There attitudes on life and the situations they are in make them different even though they have the similar goals that they will do anything to reach.

Works Cited

Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein. Charlottesville, Va.: University of Virginia Library, 1996. Print.
The book of Eli. Dir. Joel Silver. Warner Home Video, 2010. .

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