An Analysis Of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

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In the beginning there was a vast planet of stone, nothing grew and nothing lived there. There was only one thing there, a god who had the power to do anything. He lived there for many years and was bored of the nothingness, so he decided to create things that would entertain him. He first created plants to grow on the planet and provide many things for what he had planned. He then created animals, innocent animals, and hostile animals for balance. While he was creating these animals, he created something unexpected, he created a creature on two legs and was very intelligent he named them humans. These humans would grow the plants for food and advance in technology.

The humans began killing the animals, at first for survival then for sport.

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