According to Alexander Solzhenitsyn, “good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” This quote by Alexander Solzhenitsyn means to me that literature can help us experience situations we have not yet lived through. I agree with this quote because I believe that many people such as I, have learned and lived from experiences that occur in literary works. Three literary works that support “good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through” are Oedipus by Sophocles, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Sophocles, Beckett, and Shelley have used the literary elements of to show that this quotation is accurate.

The play Oedipus demonstrates that “good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Sophocles proves this point through the literary element of

Waiting for Godot demonstrates that “good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Samuel Beckett proves this point through the literary element of

Frankenstein demonstrates that “good literature substitutes for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through.” Mary Shelly proves this point through the literary element of characterization. Characterization is an author’s use of description, dialogue, dialect, and action to create in the reader an emotional or intellectual reaction to a character or to make the character more vivid and realistic. Victor takes on God’s role and finishes his creation, which is identical to a monster, due to its appearance, but doesn’t take responsibility over his creation. Victor didn’t take any responsibility over the situation he put himself into. Victor tried to forget about the