Frankenstein: The True Story

Mary Shelly added many allusions and references in her book Frankenstein. Specific works mentioned are a major part of what and how the monster experiences life, as this is the first time he has been able to learn about the world he has been rushed into. The books cited are Ruins of Empires, Plutarch’s Lives, Sorrows of Werther, and Paradise Lost. All four literary works have a bleak perspective on humanity. These are complete truths to the monster, consequently shaping how he now sees the…

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a novel about a man named Victor Frankenstein who decided to craft a creature out of his own image out of the best fit parts from dead bodies. After months of assembling only body parts, his monster is brought to life. Throughout the entire story, the monster is not given a name and is immediately abandoned by his owner, because it is hideous and terrifying. After being abandoned by his owner, the monster runs into hiding depressed and lonely, but then angrily…

of the best known works to come out of the Victorian Era. This short novella griped the audiences of the late nineteenth century Britons, and its popularity has not wavered. You would be hard pressed to find an average person who does not know the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In 1894 Joseph Jacobs wrote that “it stands beside The Pilgrim’s Progress and Gulliver’s Travels as one of the three great allegories in English.” While this novella displays many of the values of the Victorian Era, it…

Nature vs. Nurture via Frankenstein One’s true nature versus nurture upbringing has been a question long pondered before Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. A person is defined by nature and nurture. One does not outweigh the other. Many variables exist in the nature vs nurture debate. Human beings are not born evil any more than they can be bred to perform evil. The debate for either side may agree that something from both must be present. A predisposed pension for evil can be relevent, however…

famous Alvin and the Chipmunks have a movie for children, including The Monster from the chiller Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. What once was feared in the 1800’s is now used in children’s movies. Alvin’s and the Chipmunks is not a gruesome movie, but a movie that teaches children kindness and the value in friendship, nothing Mary Shelley surely intends. John Loy and Kathi Castillo butcher the true intentions of Mary Shelley novel into child’s play. Unlike the novel which begins with…

turning a fictional work of literature into a gothic romance. Nature specifically plays a significant role in gothic romance because it temporarily takes death or horror away from the story and greatly changes a character’s mood or emotion. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, nature significantly changes both Victor Frankenstein and the monsters’ moods when they suffer, demonstrating nature’s ability to momentarily restore and influence character’s spirits and positive emotions. Nature’s…

The final passage in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, reveals how the monster denial of pity causes him to view himself as a monster, and how he comes to understand that the only way rid himself of the miseries caused by Victor and achieve happiness is death. Most of the novel has been through the eyes of Victor, but in the final passage we get a glimpse into the injustices, miseries, and disappointments the monster has been forced to face. Only in the final passage does he reveal himself as…

“Symbolism is the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, and on” (Merriam Webster). The symbolism that is presented in Frankenstein is just enlightening and neat. There are so many different examples of symbolism to talk about. The symbol of God, light, and life and death are all mentioned in this novel. I think people tend to overlook the religious aspects of symbolism in this novel and instead focus more on the creature and Victor’s likeness. Shelley uses…

In Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, both main characters, Victor and the creature, exhibit major moral flaws, specifically, their interferences with life and death. The creature in particular, despite performing various unforgiveable acts, incites the reader’s pity and compassion as they witness his poignant struggle from beginning to end. Throughout the course of the novel, the creature murders, threatens, stalks, and seeks revenge on others, but his character extends much deeper than these…

missionaries in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe have a negative presence throughout the book. Although, there was one factor that made the missionaries a positive presence in the novel. The role of the overpowering white culture in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian was entirely negative. The missionaries in Things Fall Apart were negative because of how they changed the culture for the worse. For example, on page 174 the text reads, ¨Umuofia had indeed changed during the seven…