Compare And Contrast Frankenstein And On Seeing England

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Expectation and reality are two different sides of a story. The former could change depending on one’s imagination or vision, but the latter on the other hand remains a fact. The outcome of having high expectations can often be disappointing. This outcome is mainly called the reality, which at times can be cruel. An expectation and its reality are never consistently even. The two sources that I chose to compare and contrast are Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and On Seeing England for the first time by Jamaica Kincaid. The creation of Victor Frankenstein and Jamaica Kincaid both had high expectations about certain things that led to disappointment and changes in their character and perspective.
The creation’s journey of self-knowledge was driven

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