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    In frankenstein there a very different themes. However one of the themes in the story is revenge. As victor frankenstein wanted to learn about the human life he began to create his own creature. He lasted months working on it until he finally was done. In frankenstein Revenge has more emotion to it, much more than victor's love towards elizabeth. Victor created the monster for the good of the human race however did it for selfish reasons. victor made a disaster bringing it upon himself. Victor…

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    pressure to find love and acceptance corrupt even the purest of minds. For us humans, it can take years to find love and acceptance, but imagine being a revived, stitched together monster and fulfilling those needs. The creature portrayed in Young Frankenstein and in Mary Shelley’s novel face similar and contrasting events. To a degree, each character struggles with the acceptance by their creator, the publics scrutiny, personal experiences that shape their development and future. These…

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    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has provided the world with not only a distinguished horror novel, but with an important source of debate and discussion. Throughout recent decades, Frankenstein has been a work of study for numerous classrooms around the world. One of the most frequently debated topics to arise has been who the responsible party is for the deaths that occur within the novel. Many consistently argue that Frankenstein’s monster is to blame, that he committed the crimes and carried…

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    our own monsters inside of us, the ones that make us irrational that we can’t control. Sometimes these monsters we possess is insecurity and the need to be accepted. We are human that is in our nature to have these monsters just how Grendel and Frankenstein have the same monsters. People see them both as terrifying ugly monsters although they are both classified as different monsters they are the same in many ways. Grendel is seen by the Danes as a terrifying creature that they must destroy,…

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    on the idea of the “other”, aimed toward Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian people in particular, and it is through the use of this concept that Mary Shelley's Frankenstein portrays its antagonists (“What is Orientalism?”). This paper will analyze the idea of the “other” and the integration of Orientalism within Frankenstein, particularly in regards to characters such as Frankenstein's…

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    Assessment Critical Text Hypothesis: Parental neglect is the reasons behind the monsters and Victor Frankenstein 's behaviour. Frankenstein is a book reminiscent of Mary Shelley’s own life. After reading various texts and the book ‘Frankenstein’ by Mary Shelley, I have arrived to the conclusion that parental neglect is the sole reason behind the monster 's vicious behaviour. I also hypothesize that Frankenstein is a book reminiscent of Shelley’s own life. I have found many pieces of texts which…

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    To be monstruos, means to be selfish, corrupt and dishonorable. This is why Victor Frankenstein is the real monster, and not the Creature. Victor is the one who created the Creature and then abandoned his child, he is the one to blame for all of the destruction and death the Creature has caused. If Victor had not abandoned, or even create the creature, no one would have had to suffer. However, since he did, his family was killed, but he does not see himself responsible for what happened to his…

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    Previous to the dream, Frankenstein had just finished creating the monster. The foreshadowed death of Elizabeth represents how the end product of Frankenstein’s obsession, the monster, would cause death and destruction to the things Victor holds close to him. Shelley uses the dream…

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    In Marry Sheller's novel Frankenstein, the principal character Victor Frankenstein creates a creature from his desire to bring death back to life that he acquires when he went to College. Victor worked without a rest at the point to be apart from society to satisfy his dream of creating a human being. However, when Victor concluded giving life to his creature, Victor was amazed and terrified by what he created, a "monster". The creature lived a life of loneliness and confusion at the beginning…

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    Bernard Rose’s artful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, “Frankenstein”, is a double-edged sword that probably will only gratify the staunchest fans of the horror genre. The story, altered to fit the modern days, can be described as extremely violent, highly depressing, and frequently repugnant. These attributes might be an asset for any horror movie, but “Frankenstein’s narrative was weaved with an incessant naivety that shortly makes us disregard the intrinsic concept of the indelible…

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