ENGL1010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Infotrac, Cineaction, Chiaroscuro
11 Mar 2014
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While praising both texts, dellal discusses both shelley"s and whale"s motives in creating the novel and the film, respectively. By unveiling symbolism techniques, she finds the sole thematic similarity between both works: the consequences of playing god. Whale presents this theme with the use of chiaroscuro, or the use of light and dark. For instance, he portrays the monster"s innocent characteristics as depicted in the scene with maria with high-key lighting. In contrast, he depicts evil moments in low-key lighting. Lightness and darkness are also key elements in shelley"s work as portrayed by fire, which is both a tool and a weapon to the monster. This contrast between lightness and darkness highlights the religious conflict between good and evil found in both shelley"s novel and whale"s film. [the monster] has been kept in total darkness. Now i"m going to expose him to the light (133).
