“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. A similar thematic parallel that can be compared is the journeys that both main characters took for one main goal. There are some similarities and differences in character archetypes between the two stories. Victor, from "Frankenstein", was a very courageous man considered an outcast who stopped at nothing to achieve the final goal he had created for himself. Victor is also a very depressed man whose negative thoughts hurt 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 doesn't let anything get him down. Eli has a lot of potential throughout the film. He never gives up on his ultimate goal, even if times get tough for him and it seems like it's over. “Frankenstein,” written by Mary Shelley, and “The Book of Eli,” directed by Allen and Albert Hughes have many thematic parallels. which are similar. A thematic parallel that can be compared is that both characters are on a journey with one main goal and stop at nothing to get what they want or get to where they want. In Frankenstein, Victor goes on a journey to kill his creation because of the pain he caused him by killing all the people Victor had around him and loved. “My revenge is of no importance to you; however, while admitting that it is a vice, I confess that it is the all-consuming and only passion of my soul. (Shelley 248). This is a quote from Victor Frankenstein in chapter 23. Here Victor talks about the monster and how he is in a g...... middle of paper ......very depressed man whose negative thoughts hurt him and take 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 doesn't let anything get him down. Eli has a lot of potential throughout the film. He never gives up on his ultimate goal, even if times get tough for him and it seems like it's over. Both of these main characters have a main goal that they set out to achieve at some point in the story. Their attitude towards life and the situations they find themselves in makes them different even if they have similar goals for which they would do anything to achieve. Works Cited Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft. Frankenstein. Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Library, 1996. Print. The Book of Eli. Directed by Gioele Argento. Warner Home Video, 2010. .