Frankenstein: The True Story

Sympathizing with the Killers through Appeals Over the course of this semester, we have read multiple books and watched numerous movies and series about serial killers. Over the course of this term I have experienced something that sounds extremely bizarre to say out loud, that is I feel as though I have grown closer to these serial killers and I have essentially gotten to know them. I feel as though I can connect to them, understand their reasoning behind killing, and in some cases even hope…

Victor, also a creator, follows his blind ambition to instil sentience into his creation: a creature superior in stature and power to man. Frankenstein was dissatisfied with his creation which caused, in his own eyes, a failure within his own “great filter” and was thus forced into exile and abandoned his creation. All of this plays to the central chaos of these stories: the social normality to punish failure versus humanity's own will to succeed, and the betrayal of hope and trust leading to…

punishments given to people for their crimes. In order to understand the serious problem of body snatching, one must comprehend the reasons for it and it’s punishments given to prevent it. In Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, she talks about the life and events of Victor Frankenstein. In doing so, she highlighted key details of the lengths that he would take in order to accomplish his overall goal. She specifically discusses the topic of grave robbing and body snatching…

and actions hurt people more than they will often let off. [2] The books we read during this course were, The Merchant of Venice, Frankenstein, The Complete Persepolis, and Peyton Place,…

Oscar Wilde and Mary Shelley both agree upon that a monster originates from a contaminated soul. When one's soul begins to rot, a monster within emerges, for both of their monsters began as pure souls who were unaware of the evils of the world. When the soul gets contaminated by evil, it begins to transform into a monster. Dorian Gray’s inner monster begins to arise when Lord Henry inserts a fear in him (that if he sins too much it will start to show on his beautiful face and he cannot afford…

how much, can be dangerous. In today’s world, humans are constantly on the search for new knowledge despite the warnings they have received. The quest for knowledge is not new; in 1700 Europe, humans yearned for knowledge despite its dangers. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley utilizes her characters’ personalities, the plot, and symbolism to express and describe the dangers of knowledge. Throughout the novel, Shelley portrays that knowledge is dangerous through the personalities of several…

see this form of writing as a comic book while others see it as a true masterpiece. Because people are unsure whether to classify it as literature or a comic, should it be taught in the classroom? Two well-known graphic novels are Maus by Art Spiegelman and Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. Maus takes place during World War II and is about Spiegelman interviewing his father who is a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. Fun Home is the story of Bechdel’s life and her relationship with her parents,…

establishment of the sum of a person but distinguishing one’s being can be difficult when considering the overwhelming external factors. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the protagonists are faced with an upscale journey of determining their identities, despite believing they already knew who they are. Unlike Victor Frankenstein, who realizes his creation of science has defied moral boundaries, Janie Crawford struggles with finding her…

Shakespeare 's Macbeth and Shelly 's Frankenstein, Macbeth and Victor are both represented as very ambitious men. Macbeth and Victor have complicated ambitions that they both achieve but in very crucial ways. Macbeth 's ambition is to become the king of Scotland whereas Victor 's ambition is to reanimate the dead. However, both of the stories took place in very different time periods Macbeth was written it the 17th century when religion was very important whereas Frankenstein was written in the…

In the story of Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, we are presented with one grand question that we frequently ponder throughout the book: Who is the true monstrosity - Victor or his creation? In the beginning, we are introduced to a seemingly positive version of Victor, one that may seem a bit delusional in his quest to create an artificial human being, yet still not one we consider a monster. But as this story progresses, does Victor eventually become the monster he created? Or was he…