The True Horrors “The Prophetic Voice”

Type :

School essay

Pages :

3 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

10/08/2007

Category :

Philosophy & literature

Sub category :

Literature

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Summary :

Introduction
Kurtz's proclaimation: 'The horror, the horror!'
Can science ultimately triumph over nature?
Shelly's Frankenstein
Conclusion

Abstract

When Steven King releases a new novel it is bound to be one of the scariest works of literature around. King's books, filled with images of deformed dolls and haunted houses, strike fear in the hearts of his readers. King's writing appeals to our senses, torturing and manipulating them to create a sense of fear. We are horrified immediately following the reading of a scary line, but that sensation only last for a minute until we are brought back to reality. We know that what we just read is not about to happen and is completely fiction so we get on with our lives. While the "high" we get from this sensual fear alters our senses, it is the horror of reality that strikes true fear into people. Most of the time we can clearly see this horror, but the true horror comes when a nightmare exist right in front of our eyes, yet we are blinded to it until someone comes along and reveals it to us. These prophetic voices, like writers such as William Blake and Mary Shelly, open our eyes to the horrors of reality, but they do so in a subtle way. In neither of their writings do these authors expressly condemn certain aspects of society, but rather make these horrors known, leaving it up to the reader to make their own decisions. Through the readings of Frankenstein and the "Songs of Innocence and Experience", the reader must "bring in their own sense" in order to begin to see the horrors that are hidden from most of society.