James Tiptree

A Bit of Both The ironic tale of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein shows that the miserable and tragic fate of the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, is the product of his nature. In his relentless quest to instill life upon inanimate objects, Frankenstein “deprived [himself] of rest and health” (Shelley 45), and “lost all soul or sensation but for this one pursuit” (Shelley 42). After his own invention murdered his closest family and friends, Victor vowed to revenge their deaths. He persistently…

The novel Coraline is a dark fantasy – horror children book, written by the British author Neil Gaiman. Gaiman mentions that his inspiration to write this novel was his daughter Holy and then he finished it for his daughter Maddy. The novel has 13 chapters that lead the reader into the fantastic adventure of Coraline. The novel was published in 2002. Neil Gaiman was born on November 10th, 1960, he is a very famous British novelist; he has won a lot of awards for his jobs. Some of Neil’s…

Walking Through Modernity There are often times when one’s observations of what surrounds him or her lead to conclusions about common sense and society standards . In “Among the School Children,” W.B.Yeats structures his poem as an argumentative piece criticising the social status of the Irish people at the time. To accomplish this, Yeats starts by building up a speaker that could convey this message . The speaker characterises himself as a “sixty-year-old smiling public man” but one can also…

Mary Shelley wrote a novel on Frankenstein the novel started off as just a scary dream , but when shared it with her husband. He wanted her to write out as a story. When she did he thought it should be more. So he decide to make it more than just a dream or story. The film version in 1931 was Frankenstein was more mean and aggressive, he was trying to kill Victor. They didn't think he could do and they always doubt him. Once he was created Victor didn't want him because of he looks he felt like…

The need for control is a struggle for authority and power over others. In Chaim Potok’s, The Chosen, Reb Saunders controls his son in every aspect of his life by the way he raised him to his day to day interactions. Throughout Mary Shelly’s, Frankenstein, Victor controls his creation by condemning the monster’s actions or thoughts that aren’t approved or conceived by Victor, dictating the monster should live his way or not at all. Reb and Victor, two main creators, demonstrate how futile the…

The cost of knowledge, as shown in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, is not worth the risk due to the monster killing his family, the unknown, and what the future has in store if humans continue to advance technologically. Victor Frankenstein, renowned scientist was thirsty for knowledge and challenge, needing more in his life. He expanded his horizons, and tinkers at the borderline of human and God when he created his monster. Initially, Victor is thrilled in his discovery, but the second of…

One day, the devil appears in front of you and your best friend, BFF and makes you a deadly offer. He wants you to kill your best friend and in exchange, he will hide the body; however, if you refuse to kill your friend, the devil will go to a random town and within an hour, kill 10,000 people instead. He gives you and BFF five minutes to confer and decide what to do. Given the situation, BFF believes that the act utilitarianism is correct and argues that she should be killed for the greater…

In the television show Phineas and Ferb there is a character named Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz. Dr. Doofenshmirtz is an evil scientist from Gimmelschtump, Drusselstein: but now he tries to take over the tri-state area, an area surrounding Danville,Virginia. Though he plots to take over a large area, most of the show takes place in either the yard of Phineas and Ferb, who are two young boys that want to have the best summer ever, or in his laboratory. Another popular character in the show would be…

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein (or the Modern Prometheus) 
Frankenstein (or the Modern Prometheus) is a short novel written by Mary Shelly in 1818. It’s told through letter between Captain Robert Walton and his sister Margaret. Robert tells the tale of a man called Victor Frankenstein who he met on his expedition to the north pole. Later on we hear the story through Frankenstein, his creation and some family members of Frankenstein’s. 
The story follows Victor Frankenstein as he tries to bring life,…

This dream is for romantics and lovers. Certainly the dream isn’t the sum of the colorful patterns of Hawaiian shirts, coconut bras and grass skirts alone. It’s not in the Pina Colada, or the Surfer on Acid. The boutiques of Waikiki teeming with Japanese tourists, those we can ignore all together, laugh at their circumstance. The accoutrements of hustle and bustle such as these have all been and will continue to be part of the Great Marketing image of a Paradise, and everyday life grows like…