Hail Mary

Mary Shelley’s gothic novel Frankenstein portrays the theme of isolation and all its negative effects on the characters. The creature is most affected by alienation from society and a lack of community. No one throughout the creatures life shows him complete acceptance. The creature’s disfigurement further divides him from those around him and inhibits his desire to join society. The creature’s feelings of solitude and abandonment by Victor provide it with a vengeful goal and reason to live.…

Objects of Pity, Bordering on Contempt of Mary Wollstonecraft’s A vindication of the Rights of Woman. Chapter 5 is Wollstonecraft’s analysis and arguments against the opinions of Enlightenment philosophers surrounding the female character and education. Chapter 5 will explore the opinions of Jean- Jacques Rousseau, Dr Fordyce, Dr Gregory, and Baroness de Staël. This paragraph will set out to analyse the arguments made by Jean- Jacques Rousseau alongside Mary Wollstonecraft. Many opinions of…

This class was amazing! It has shown me about how the science and technology worlds and the literature world often merge to create works warning of omnipotence, greed, mental illness and self-destruction. We have entered into an exciting era of great advancement in the world of Nanotechnology. Smaller, lighter, stronger and faster is the new way of the technological world. We will be inventing fabrics that can repel anything dangerous from entering our bodies and NanoBots that can cure…

but the truth is this: as much of a debt they think their family owes them, they owe their family just as much; as much as they believe they are plagued with the misfortune of having those people so close in their lives, the feeling is often mutual. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a novel focused on Victor Frankenstein, a scientist who aims to create life, but does not foresee the consequences. He neglects his creation as well as his family in the process, which leads to several heart breaking…

Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein: A Modern Prometheus has played a huge role in pop culture since it was published in 1818. From movies, numerous plays, and allusions in other works of art, many people have fallen in love with the story. What some people might not know is that the story was made like a spider web from a combination of ideas and influences that Shelley then weaved to create this story. Even though the novel is about a mad scientist who brings back the dead, one of the…

Fear in The Crucible Fear in today 's society causes you to become anxious and emotional. Fear is only in your mind. It can cause people to be lead in the wrong direction. In the story The Crucible, people act out of fear. Basically anyone could get accused of being witches. People in Salem would usually confess because they were afraid of dying. After they got accused, they would be tried in court, and be sent off for no good reason. Fear is a bad thing. It makes people act irrationally…

How can a person tell if a person is good or bad? To answer this question first,an individual need to define the two words “good and bad.” To be good, a person would need the sense of approval, and to be bad, a person would feel inferior. The long debate about “Are people actually good” has questioned the mind of philosophers and the average person for decades. From the perspective of many psychologists a person is born with “Tabula Rasa” a blank slate. When a person is born, they have a blank…

American Horror Story: Salem There are people that will do whatever is expected of them no matter the consequences, and then there are those that will always stick to their ethical beliefs. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller, the Salem witch trials put morality to the test. Beginning from the falsehood of the trials in the first place to the internal struggles the characters face during the trials, all of the people involved have important decisions to make. Despite all of this, Reverend John…

Mary Shelley, author of the famous horror novel Frankenstein, drew much of the inspiration for her narrative from her own life experiences and from the world of her time. Several other written works, including some authored by family members, influenced her desire to write. Throughout her life, she endured sadness, losses, and many tragic deaths that shaped her characters within her works. Countless innovations and new ideas in the field of science inspired her to push the boundaries of the…

Did you know that Mary Shelley, the author of one the most studied books in our recent history, was less than twenty years old when she started writing the novel Frankenstein? Pretty impressive considering how complex the book is, plot, characters and all. One of the things we all know about this book is how a doctor created a creature and this creature went on a rampage and killed people and we all think we know how monstrous he is. But that’s not the full story, some could argue that Victor…