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In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, she presents the notion of the qualities that make up villains and victims. Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the creature, is utterly shocked when the creature comes to life causing him to flee. Due to Victor’s fleeing, the creature is forced to learn about life independently and suffer through many situations. Though many would argue that the creature is the victim of the novel, his actions clearly prove that he is the villain. One of the first…

Kathryn Cox English 10 8 January 2016 Mrs. Padden The Monster Within Many people have characteristics that they want to change about themselves. Little things that nag and bug them all day. Although they hate them, it is hard to ignore the fact of there existence. In Frankenstein, written by Mary W. Shelley, the monster represents Victor’s confused sexual identity. Victor does not want to acknowledge its existence in fear of what people will think about him. Throughout the novel, Victor…

In the story Beowulf, the antagonist is a monster named Grendel. Readers can identify that Grendel’s power, bloodthirst, and hatred led him to decide to kill and eat innocent people. Grendel liked the fact that he easily overpowered men and could easily kill them off. Due to the fact that Grendel was a descendant of Cain, he was exiled by God and because of sin, he hated both God and those who worshipped him. Just like Cain, Grendel chooses all of his personal behaviours. Just like Cain chose…

Frankenstein’s Search for Knowledge Victor Frankenstein had a very promising life to look forward to. He was attending university and studying the basic principles of chemistry, biology, and philosophy. Frankenstein then had an intriguing idea of bringing things that were previously dead, back to life. In pursuit of this goal, he loses family members, including his wife, at the hands of the monster. Due to his relentless search for knowledge make a name for himself, he eventually dies because…

Duncan Ball Bio Duncan Ball was born in 1941 in Boston. He moved to Australia in 1974 and began working as a chemist. He published his first novel in 1984 and year later published his first Selby book (most popular work). Key Works Duncan Ball’s key works would be the Selby Series. The first being published in 1985. Today there are 16 Selby books published. In total there are 16 Selby books, starting from Selby’s Secret to Selby’s Santa. Within each book there are several mini stories that…

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the origins of masculinist conventions in science fiction. Mary Shelley was a nineteenth century woman writer, best known for her science-fiction novel Frankenstein. Being a female author was a rather rare occupation in a time where men were generally the dominant and active participants in society. Female authors such as Shelley were generally confined in their writing by the male conventions that existed in the society they lived in, which, with exceptions,…

From the films we watched this semester Vertigo and Bicycle Thieves Vertigo somehow seems to transcend these concerns and instead offers a compelling psycho-drama that has complex layers of meaning and employs carefully crafted film language to present a narrative that aligns the audience so completely with the protagonist.Perhaps the simplest application of this idea is to suggest that Scottie represents us, the audience, the spectator and the constructed version of Madeleine represents the…

The year was 1999 and the Backstreet Boys had just released their song “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely” off of their album entitled Millennium. In that song the group explored what it truly meant to be lonely in a heart-felt song that yanked on the heart-strings of everyone in America and even made many Americans feel as if they were lonely. Although Mary Shelley wasn’t in a boy band nor did she create a catchy song, she did however create a novel that explored the life of a mad scientist…

In volume 2 of Frankenstein, the Creature's loneliness from people rejecting him unleashes the “monster” in him and leads to the Creature destroying property and hurting people around him. Through the portrayal of the “monster” inside the creature, Shelley argues that people need human relationships in order to be pleased with their lives. According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the desire for love and belonging is the third most important. In Abraham's hierarchy of needs, everyone…

Without a doubt, the best time for young athletes to learn the fundamentals of playing any sport is when they are young. If a young player can develop good fundamentals and playing habits before the bad ones become second nature, they have a realistic chance of becoming the best player they can possibly be. In basketball, the most overlooked aspect of the game is defense. Kids love to watch their basketball heroes put the ball in the basket, essentially ignoring any efforts to keep them from…