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Before continuing on further explanation, the co-existing of Satan mentioned to be within Chillingworth; He was being compared to Satan. In theory, “Satan was defined as an angelic who fell from his position in heaven due to sin. In other words, [Satan was once Gods angel, but he became jealous of God for being such robust and did not like God’s authorities. He blinded by jealous which leads him into the wrong path.] (GotQuestion 1)”. The story about Satan allows the readers to make connections…

In regards to the themes of exile and rejection in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it is evident that the seclusion of each narrator is self-inflicted through the concept of hamartia. In Frankenstein’s case, he reflects the idea of hubris, in which his extreme narcissism leads to the separation and detachment between himself and his loved ones. On the other hand, the rejection of the creature arises from the belief that he is a monster who is also entitled to love. Lastly, Walton’s fatal flaw is…

48Cd, 80Hg and 82Pb "I like smoke and lightnin', heavy metal thunder." Born to Be Wild by Steppenwolf (1968) Heavy metal, often dubbed as the Devil's music, is no stranger to controversy and criticism. Baptist minister Jeff R. Steele, famous for his sermons warning about the dangers of rock and roll music, expressed his disdain and attached adjectives such as 'sick', 'repulsive', 'horrible' and 'dangerous' to the genre (Weinstein p. 1). Dr. Deena Weinstein, professor of sociology at DePaul…

This type of myth involves the breaking apart of a static primeval state. There are two types, in the first form of the world parent myth the beginning consists of the eternal union of the parents, a union that has to be broken in order for creation to take place. These myths often depict creation as the result of a sexual union, and serve as genealogical record of the deities born from it. In the second form of World Parent myth, creation itself springs from dismembered parts of the body of the…

Jeffrey Bechtold Instructor Toni J. Weedin Honors Senior English 21 November 2017 The Monster In the novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley, Victor is obsessed with learning and experimenting. So Victor creates this creature after months and months of experimenting. He was surprised of how hideous the creature looked. The creature was described as an 8-foot-tall hideous ugly creation, with translucent yellowish skin pulled so taut over the body that it “barely disguised the workers of the…

In the novel, Frankenstein, Mary Shelley often will allude to personal experiences that have happened in her own life. She takes the events of her own life and reflects them through Victor, the monster, and other events in the novel. Examples of this include the deaths of innocent people in the novel, influence of parents, abandonment of a loved one, and how the creation of the novel, Frankenstein, is very similar to Victor’s creation of the creature (Shelley 43). Mary Shelley’s life is death…

On the surface, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is a novel about science going too far. Diving deeper, there were recurring themes about religion and mythology as Frankenstein tried to take on the role of God. Victor wanted to learn the secrets of immortality by creating life but did not think of the consequences, leading to his tragic downfall. He believed that knowledge was the greatest power to obtain, however, his pursuit of it, Victor disrupted the balance between nature and science, making…

The bible clearly states in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The process of the world being created took six days, during those six days God created Land, water and sky, land, Night and Day, fish and birds, animals and lastly mankind. Each of theses things God created he said was good however he took pride especially in mankind. He created mankind in his own image to worship him and give him glory. On the seventh day of creation God rested according to the bible. When God…

Victor is monstrous in his unnatural obsession to create life as well as the unnatural relationships he shares with others. Victor is unnatural in his quest to become Godlike. He believes he can improve upon God’s creation, and in the process he finds the answer to immortality; “Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world” (51). He believes his discovery will allow him to create a superhuman that will be the…

The gift of emotion and the curse of making mistakes define the base of human actions. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne commits adultery with Dimmesdale while married to Chillingworth. Over the course of the story, each character shows his or her faults in different ways. Although all of the characters make mistakes and commit multiple sins, Chillingworth’s actions and unwillingness to forgive eventually make him the greatest sinner. When Chillingworth begins to…