Gangsta's Paradise

Before ever reading Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, I was tainted by the view society created with movies and shows. From this particular view, the creation is the monster and there is no open discussion. He is the one that everyone is fearful of within the story, similar to Mary Shelley’s version, and the creator is a mad scientist. The creation in some of these cases is also known as Frankenstein. Therefore, reading Mary Shelley’s novel was a total wakeup call tearing down the closed-minded…

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: (A discussion of Milton’s Theodicy in Paradise Lost) Mythology is a way for people to explain the unexplainable. From the Greek gods and mythology to the Biblical version of the creation, people use stories like these to explain how and why things happen the way they do. Milton uses the story of Adam and Eve to explain why terrible things like death, illness, and suffering occur in the world today. He uses the story to explain how God can be an all loving, all…

Over the years the lasting debate has been whether values or evils play a bigger role in the scientific exploration and development of the human race. Supporters of the side favoring values believe that humans are born evil, as if it is evolutionary programming. As to supporters of evils are defined through harmful and pernicious acts. The author of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley believes the opposing side of this debate. The novel takes place in an eerie setting, with gothic and romantic elements…

made and gives humankind a position of honor and responsibility,” (Shuster, 2013). This image includes the gift of rational thought, the capability to love, our spiritual attributes and our dominion over Creation. The Garden of Eden was a temple, a paradise of perfect harmony, encompassing the true and pure relationship that God desired to have with humans. Along with the rest of Creation, humans were innately good in…

Words; as played by “our credulous mother” The characters in Paradise Lost are directly represented in the text through the linguistic choices that Milton makes. Eve in particular shows many similar attributes to the words describing her. Milton is able to subjugate the reader into focusing on the gender roles of society. In the passage where Eve is following Satan to the tree of prohibition, the text itself as well as the characters explore different dispositions and create or diffuse…

John Milton wrote Paradise Lost to emote his beliefs about what role man and woman played in the creation of humanity. His beliefs are not unique, as his argument has played out for thousands of years. In Book IV, the reader begins to experience the true nature of the gender wars that plays out throughout his Epic. Milton places a twist on the story of Eve so that the reader will be swayed to follow his beliefs. He wants to the reader to investigate the true intention of God and that because of…

In the novel Frankenstein, Marry Shelly definitely shows the influence of the Romantic Period. One of the most important features of the novel is the way in which the creature convinces Frankenstein to comply with his request in Chapter 17. Throughout the better part of their exchange, the creature's tone is reasonable in the extreme: in fact, his desire for a companion seems almost noble. In this way, he will divest himself of his longing for violence and revenge, and lead a blameless life.…

The Modern Prometheus Encompassing the whole of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is a creature-creator relationship that is constantly evolving and shifting throughout the entire story. The entire novel is the story of origination and originator, as the entire work focuses on the relationship of creators and creations. In relation, the alternate name of Frankenstein is The Modern Prometheus, a myth of creation and punishment that can be seen throughout the entire work. Likewise the creation story…

In the beginning this is where Genesis leads us to the establishment of the world. Genesis lays the foundation for the bible, human kind, and the nation of Israel. The introductory text gives an understanding on how the world should be perceived. The living word of God uncovers the character of God, the fall of man, meaning of marriage, and cultivation of mankind. There is a God, and there is none like him. Genesis chapter one gives proof that Yahweh is not apart of nature, but he is the…

There have been many debates on creation and our existence. When did life begin and what started it all? After all, we’re here. We breathe air in. We make decisions that spur action. We love vigorously and can be hurt deeply. Human emotions are part of everyday life and yet we live without regard to how we have these emotions in the first place. An unbiased look at Genesis 1-11 clearly shows the reason why. God is a loving God and He created us for relationship. Natural World…