Frankenstein: The True Story

Justine Moritz entered the Frankenstein family because her widowed mother treated her very badly after her father’s death, and when Elizabeth’s aunt saw this awful treatment, she begged Justine’s mother to allow her to live with them. 21. While studying and spending time with Clerval…

oneself or belonging in the world. The search of belonging or self actualization is a huge focus in Eastern philosophy and is vital for finding a place among everyone. Mary Shelley depicts the theme of searching for a place in the world in her novel, Frankenstein, using allusions, conflicts, and isolation to portray this theme. Shelley uses a plethora of allusions to compare the monster to various figures in the Bible as the monster searches for his purpose in life. As the monster becomes more…

is introduced to secluded man-made being who’s been cursed with piercing blades as hands. The story of Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp, amazes audiences, opens a world of the unknown, and illustrates the natural human emotion of love. From beginning to end, Edward Scissorhands features a quirky romantic comedy gelled with an unlikely protagonist that exemplifies the true meaning of love. Edward Scissorhands slices its way to the top of box office due to its…

author who in 1765 he published his book “The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story”. This book’s title is actually a sophisticated joke towards Walpole’s audience the term “Gothic” used by Walpole in…

Chosen Theses: Thesis 4: The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference It is known that monsters come in all shapes and sizes, from the stereotypical grotesque, menacing creatures to the seemingly innocent wolf in sheep’s clothing. Apart from appearances, monsters would also be created from cultural, political, racial, economic, sexual differences. With that said, all monsters dwell at the Gates of Difference, where differentiation is disapproved and abhorred. In the following essay, I will…

Many stories have characters that have characters in which it is their personality flaws that lead to the character’s downfall. While it may not seem like it at first, Frankenstein is one of those stories. While the story many lead readers to believe that the creature is to blame for Victor’s tragedies, it is in fact Victor who is to blame. While Victor may blame fate for his tragedies, it it Victor’s actions and his personality flaws that bring about his downfall. Victor’s secrecy, inability…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the line between good and evil is blurred as a result of acts of cruelty. Victor Frankenstein played God, and yet, abandoned his creature. His inhumanity shaped his creation and bred their mutual suffering. Their fate is sealed from the very first act of cruelty: as it is the true creator of monsters. Yet, there is no clear-cut victim or perpetrator between the two main characters. Victor and the creature inflicted suffering onto each other in an endless cycle;…

authors of her time. In her novel The Haunting of Hill House, tells the story of a haunted house and the investigatory group it terrorizes. She maintains an atmosphere of suspense and mystery by utilizing a vague yet illustrative writing style. This novel was written for a 20th century audience who craved more psychological horror than previous audiences. The primary purpose of this novel is to define the “Haunted House story”. Thakor, Neil. "The Evolution of Horror." New University RSS. N.p.,…

knowledge, because one might discover things that they do not want to, one might become obsessed with the neverending chase for absolute knowledge, and one might lose themselves in the process of attempting to gain absolute knowledge. In the Novel, Frankenstein, the Creature is looking for information about his creation. Whilst looking, the Creature stumbles upon Victor’s private…

Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus, a gothic romantic novel written by Mary Shelley in 1817 as a horror story to win a contest between her husband, Percy Shelley and their friend Lord Byron and published in 1818, is about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein, who in his attempt to be God, wants to create a new species of human but soon learns from losing his brother, best friend and wife to his creation, that this endeavor for glory was not as he expected. The focus of this paper is if the…