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    its significance and the underlying meanings. While some suggest that racism is the most important theme, others believe that the 1931 movie rendition of Frankenstein more clearly shows that parenting is the key focus. When one considers how Dr. Frankenstein’s creation, the main character, reacts to the world around him, most people would likely be surprised that his actions almost always reflected those of a child. It can be seen in many different occasions how the monster approaches people…

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    place these books on completely different shelves. The items that Frankenstein and the Bible have in common are very interesting. Both Books start in different ways, yet they have many similarities. For example, God’s creation of Man and Dr. Frankenstein’s monster have many things in common. Both creators obviously crafted their product in order to achieve something. God created man as a companion while Victor created his monster to further science. Both Creations end up running…

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    from Frankenstein’s point of view, we know how he truly is. We know that he is a caring and loving giant, rather than a big bad monster. Frankenstein tries to help the and tries to get their acceptance, but the continue to alienate him. Frankenstein would get their wood for them and always make sure they had food to eat. Frankenstein was such a lovely being and we, as the readers know this because it is told from his point of view. In conclusion, you have discovered that Frankenstein’s…

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    Justice is something that everyone in this world desires to have. By having justice everything in the world must be going right, but there is also injustice which sometimes is wrongly received. Nobody gets to choose if you get to live a good or bad life that is up to you. In this novel of Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a creature or monster as it’s said in the book. The monster life is injustice from the start to end. For example, the monster is friendly in the beginning trying to…

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    After reading this I am sure the Author, Richard Louv, has a very angry yet sad soul. He has seen what emptiness we become when we become slaves to the technology we brought into our own homes. We lock ourselves in boxes with nothing but a screen with incredible lights that someone seems to make us be angry, be sad, and be happy. The worse part about this whole situation is that so many of us consider that living. We see beautiful pictures online and feel no need to see them ourselves. When…

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    The Custom of the Sea Think about the last time you took medicine. It could have been a lifesaving drug or even just a cough drop. These medicines weren’t just made out of thin air. They had to be formulated and tested, probably first on animals and then maybe even on humans. It seems worth it to potentially harm a few rats in order to save human lives. But what about when the test subjects are people and the benefits are much less obvious? Dr. Moreau is said to have “published some very…

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    In the excerpt “From Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus” by Mary Shelley, scientist Victor Frankenstein describes his initial reaction towards the awakening of the creature he created. Immediately after Frankenstein animates his creature he is horrified and convinced that he created a monster. Frankenstein initially desired to animate a beautiful creature but was repulsed by his creation once it came to life. Instead of caring for his creation, Frankenstein abandons the creature, forcing it to…

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    Frankenstein: The Result of Too Much Ambition The 1818 story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley tells the story of Victor Frankenstein and his over desire to create life from death. After having a normal upbringing, Victor’s life turns upside down when his creature creates more problems than expected. It’s a story of caution, as that begins in the present and flashes back to see where Victor went wrong. The book has many themes, one of the biggest being ambition. It asks, when is too much ambition…

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    In 1818, Mary Shelley personified the shortcomings of society’s morality in the form of a destructive, ruthless, yet nearly human monster. During an era in which the Industrial Revolution saw the prosperity of the upper class directly lead to the death and poverty of the working class, Shelley wrote Frankenstein to challenge the presence of cultural inhumanity. Shelley’s novel chronicles the life of scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose studies and ambition lead to the creation of a living being…

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    my only consolation – deep, dark, deathlike solitude.” In chapters 9 and 10 Victor Frankenstein isolates himself from his family and all the people that reminded him of the monster that he has created. We also see isolation in the creation of Frankenstein’s monster in chapters 11 and 12. Isolation is the state of being separated from other people. Victor Frankenstein and the monster isolated themselves from society, but for different reasons and it has different outcomes. When Frankenstein…

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