Bride of Frankenstein

The theme of nature is portrayed heavily in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Nature is used to show the freedom or/and exclusion in characters such as Hester, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, and mostly Pearl as its symbols such as light/darkness, religion and the forest act upon them. This nineteenth century romantic novel portrays themes of Puritan religion that are contrasted profoundly with nature. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the comparison of light and darkness to expose both the good and evil in…

woman who is simultaneously persecuted victim and courageous heroine. But what are we to make the next major turning of the Gothic tradition that a women brought about a generation later? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, in 1818, made over the Gothic novel into what today we call science fiction. Frankenstein brought a new sophistication to literary terror, and it did so without a heroine, without even an important female victim. Paradoxically, however, no other Gothic work by a women writer,…

The first women to appear in the novel Frankenstein are Caroline Beaufort and Elizabeth. Caroline and Elizabeth are similar, both are caretakers who are controlled by a sense of duty, and are also dependent on a male character. Caroline spent many of her early years taking care of her father. She was “entirely occupied in attending him,” who was ill for a long time (19). She did not use her time on herself, instead she spent her youth attempting to help her dying father. When Caroline’s father…

Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax offers an animated analogy of how man’s actions have recursive actions towards the ecological balance of nature. The film largely emphasises on the artificiality of nature within Thneedville. While its citizens seem unfazed by the lack of natural resources, it is apparent that Dr. Seuss is portraying their oblivion towards the scarcity of nature itself. However, though the lack of natural resources may result in a polluted or contaminated environment, the clean outlook of…

The case study is about “The killer Robot”. Randey Samuels as a programmer at the Silicon Techtronic's Inc. He wrote the faulty code was indicted for manslaughter. And, the silicon techchronics is Randy’s employer. The robot (Robbie CX30) has malfunctioned and crushed its operator to death while at work who is Bart Matthews as robot operator. The blood all over because of the decapitated head. Next, the num-lock key light not on and the key pad have a bloody. By the case happen, McMurdock…

The Birds, which introduced Alfred Hitchcock who known as the master of suspense, as its director in 1963, is one of the oldest horror films in American history. In my paper, I will analyze the uses of narrative in the movie supported by the signs, images and metaphors. The film told about bird attacks to people who lived in Bodega Bay in California (“Alfred Hitchcock - The Birds 1963”, 2016). These attacks took place in a few days. The plot of the movie was well -organized, and it began…

Science fiction, focuses its literature on the human being confronting a transition regarding his environment, encountering scientific discoveries, technological advancements, and drastic changes in society and in nature. Throughout the texts authors focus to provide “What if?” questions pushing both the author & reader to different possibilities and outcomes. Sci-Fi tries to explain all known to existence; this genre is mainly focused in the society as a whole, how the humans got to be what…

In the short stories “Eve’s Diary” and “Extracts from Adam’s Diary”, author Mark Twain takes a comical approach on the lives of two characters from The Book of Genesis. These characters, known as Adam and Eve, write diary entries every day as they take on the undiscovered world and fall in love. Without each other, there would be no balance, only chaos. Throughout the stories, Twain conveys an central message that although men and women are completely different, they need each other. The usage…

The movie plays with these different elements of gothic and romanticism to project the feelings of the protagonists from the inside to the outside. To underline it, the music in Beauty and a Beast goes parallel with the setting. At first, the contrast between Belle’s vil-lage and the castle is significant. The village is full with happy people who sing and dance (3:30 - 8:28) while the castle is presented with dark tones and music (13:30 – 15:00). It has the function to thrill the audience and…

Sigmund Freud's Ideologies in Lord of the Flies German screenwriter Werner Herzog says that Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness." William Golding expresses his insights through Lord of the Flies where Jack, Ralph, and Piggy evolve as both individuals and role models throughout the book. Each typify one of Sigmund Freud's three levels of consciousness: the id, the ego, and the superego. The young school boys demonstrate their distinct thinking…