included the
poem Mutability by Percy Bysshe Shelley (her husband) because the central
theme of the poem is intrinsically connected with the fate of.
We rest; a
dream has power to poison sleep.
We rise; one wand'ring thought pollutes the
day.
We feel, conceive, or reason; laugh, or weep,
Embrace fond woe, or
cast our cares away;
It is the same: for, be it joy or sorrow,
The path of
its departure still is free.
Man's yesterday may ne'er be like his
morrow;
Nought may endure but mutability!
Mutability is the
essence of life: It is the combination of all the elements and circumstances which directly
affect our destinies and change our lives forever. At first glance the poem does not seem to
fit in the narrative at that specific point in the story. Yet, if we analyze the message of the
poem, we realize that mutability has indeed been ever-present in the story.
From the very beginning we see that something big will happen to Victor and that it may
not necessarily be something good. His hunger for learning, his obsession with the idea of
creating life, and his intensity of character can help us predict that a huge change is in the
horizon for him. Hence, mutability is the source of that change which not only affected Victor,
but also Elizabeth, Henry, , and Justine.
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