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In Jack Cottrell’s The Faith Once for All: Bible Doctrine for Today, the author delves into the topic of angels. First, Cottrell addresses something that I had never considered before: Satan is a created being, under God’s rule. The author makes the distinction that Satan, “is not an evil divine being who is independent from God and God’s eternal antagonist in a kind of dualistic universe” (128). I had never thought Satan to be a deity, but never realized how miniscule he truly is compared to…

Equality in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein The imbalance of equality are apparent throughout Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein. As we become acquainted with the genesis of Victor Frankenstein’s monster, we too are made aware of the very oppression that the monster experiences soon after. From the disownment he experiences with his very own creator, Frankenstein, to the torturing he endures in the nearby villages, the monster is rudely awakened by the discovery of the prevalent prejudice undue him…

John Milton was a Protestant Christian who read and believed in the New Testament, but also believed in the liberty to worship at will and to accept or reject Gods’ grace. “Showing how good, how gainful, how happy it must needs be to live according to honesty and justice” (Reason, 640) Although Milton strongly valued his Christian views and communicated his concerns; he respected the common man and his belief, hoping for some scripture that entailed humility and discipline for all. “For who is…

C.S Lewis writes in the closing of his critical approach to Satan that “Those who do not find him abhorrent have misread the poem. They will do well to ask whether their like for Satan does not spring for enmity for God.” (Lewis 48). This seems to be a fair point, but it also ignores that in some respects Milton left open the door for a likeable Satan. His justifications and complexities are relatable to the reader. It also ignores the interpretation that if God is all-knowing then he would know…

This passage comes from the part of the novel describing Victor's travels with Henry Clerval after his encounter with the monster. Victor and Henry have separated, Henry going to London and Victor to the Orkney Islands to fulfil his promise to create a female companion for the monster – which he hopes will free him from the creature's persecution. Frankenstein, however, is afraid that the monster and his mate may breed a species that will threaten humanity, so he destroys his work; but he is…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Frankenstein is distinguished man who becomes obsessed with a goal. His goal is to create life from different parts of a deceased human. The goal is to manifest a dead being into a living object, such as God created Man from dust and a women from the rib of a man. First, Frankenstein is like God to me because his creation was same as Gods creation which was, man. Many people have accused Victor of “playing God” by fabricating a creature in his laboratory, in…

John Milton’s Paradise Lost, with its literary, theological and cultural complexities, has given rise to feminist and anti-feminist readings of the First Couple, with particular emphasis on Eve. As the creature created from Adam’s rib to be his companion in a world otherwise populated only by beasts, Eve has been read to be a woman made to be subservient to Adam. The reality is far more complicated, as we see that Eve is in fact very eager in establishing her own identity, the pursuit of which…

Frankenstein: The Rage of a Monster “Do your duty towards me, and I will do mine towards you and the rest of mankind” (69). This quote, said by the monster in Mary Shelley’s 1818 story, Frankenstein, describes the attitude of the monster throughout the book. Mary Shelley composes her story by using the themes of nature, isolation, and revenge. Through the use of those themes, Shelly successfully portrays the depths of Frankenstein. To illustrate the theme of nature, Shelly portrays nature in…

creature. The monster in fact had more compassion than his creator did. “ The monster is at once more intellectual and more emotional than his maker; indeed he excels Frankenstein as much (and in the same ways) as Milton’s Adam excels Milton’s God in Paradise Lost”(Bloom 215). Victor’s lack of compassion and failure to love; lead to the monster’s downfall and his later demise.Victor tried to hard to create life and act like God. He unlike God had no heart or compassion for the life he had…

Frankenstein, or a Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley is unlike Frankenstein’s Monster, the movie. For some people, this may come as a shock. In the novel, Dr. Victor Frankenstein creates an intelligent, living being from original human body parts that he harvests from local cemeteries. After the creation comes to life, Frankenstein views the creation as a monster and reveals horrific tales of dread to his audience. Wishing to learn about life and other sciences, Victor Frankenstein…