How could Frankenstein by Mary Shelley be compared to The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, including important themes and...

When answering this question, you should consider the themes of isolation and rejection in Frankenstein and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” In Frankenstein, Walton, Victor, and the creature are all isolated. Walton is isolated on ship because he has no friends. “I have no friend, Margaret (Letter 2),” he tells his sister. Victor isolates himself when he chooses to study reanimation. “And the same feelings which made me neglect the scenes around me caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent, and whom I had not seen for so long a time” (Chapter 4). The creature is similarly isolated when he is forced to roam alone in the mountains. When telling Victor his story, he concludes: “I am alone and miserable, man will not associate with me” (Chapter 16).

In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, the Mariner tells a story of death and isolation to the Wedding Guest. After killing the albatross, the Mariner is left alone when all the other sailors die. “I looked upon the rotting sea, / And drew my eyes away; / I looked upon the rotting deck, / And there the dead men lay. / I looked to heaven, and tried to pray; / But or ever a prayer had gusht, / My heart as dry as dust.” The Mariner, who is at fault for the deaths of the men, must endure his guilt alone.

The theme of rejection also plays an important role in both the novel and the poem. In Frankenstein, the creature is rejected by his creator, by the cottagers, and by society as a whole. This rejection causes him to seek Victor relentlessly and ask him for a companion. He tells Victor: “I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?” (Chapter 17). In “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” the Mariner first rejects the Albatross: “'God save thee, ancient Mariner! / From the fiends, that plague thee thus!-- / Why look'st thou so?'--With my cross-bow / I shot the ALBATROSS.” Later, the Mariner is rejected by the rest of the crew. “Ah ! well a-day ! what evil looks / Had I from old and young! / Instead of the cross, the Albatross / About my neck was hung.” The Mariner is rejected as a result of his actions. Rejection and isolation are related in both the book and the poem.

Is there a word/phrase for "unperformant"?

As a software engineer, I need to sometimes describe a piece of code as something that lacks performance or was not written with performance in mind. Example: This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. Based on my Google searches, this isn't a real word. What is the correct way to describe this? EDIT My usage of "performance" here is in regard to speed and efficiency. For example, the better the performance of code the faster the application runs. My question and example target the negative definition, which is in reference to preventing inefficient coding practices. Answer This kind of coding style leads to unmaintainable and unperformant code. In my opinion, reads more easily as: This coding style leads to unmaintainable and poorly performing code. The key to well-written documentation and reports lies in ease of understanding. Adding poorly understood words such as performant decreases that ease. In addressing the use of such a poorly ...

nouns - what do you call the person who passes the trophies to the prize giver/presenter?

The person who gives out the trophies to the winners are called award presenters. So what do u call the person who passes the trophies to the presenter? Thanks!

Is 'efficate' a word in English?

I routinely hear the word "efficate" being used. For example, "The most powerful way to efficate a change in the system is to participate." I do not find entries for this word in common English dictionaries, but I do not have an unabridged dictionary. I have checked the OED (I'm not sure if it is considered unabridged), and it has no entry for "efficate". It does have an entry for "efficiate", which is used in the same way. Wordnik has an entry for "efficate" with over 1800 hits, thus providing some evidence for the frequency of use. I personally like the word and find the meaning very clear and obvious when others use it. If it's not currently an "officially documented" word, perhaps its continued use will result in it being better documented.

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