James Whale

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,…

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…

Oh the agony of laying day after day staring at the body of my poor lifeless son. He was murdered in cold blood by those pale, lanky humans that want only to be raved as heroes. What hero would kill my son labeling him the monster. My lair, my den used to be a place of joy. A place my son Grendel and I would feast and tell tales of our many adventures. Our adventures, once approached together, then more for the enjoyment of Grendel as I aged, were the reason that life was abundant and…

Oedipus the King set himself up for an outlandish life. Had he not botched a bunch of situations, his future would have been exceptional. I believe that someone's fate is determined by their choices and decisions that they give rise to. Oedipus let his emotions, and his selfish mind endanger and corrupt himself, his family, and his city. First off, Oedipus is more concerned for himself than his people. "For who knows, tomorrow this self same murderer may turn his bloody hands on me.…

For my essay I have decided to use prompt number two. I plan to talk about some of the scientific experiments that were going on during Mary Shelley’s lifetime, and some that are happening today. I plan to compare the scientific advancements back then to the advancements of today. I plan to talk about what the masses thought about these advancements and experiments, if they even knew about them at all. I am going to explain why I think that science and medicine were more terrifying then than it…

Let me ask you how does plunging into a monster filled abyss sound, Not very fun? The book I will be writing about is the next installment in Rick Riordan’s Heroes of Olympus series HOUSE OF HADES. In this book Percy and Annabeth venture through Tartarus to open the Doors of Death in the underworld whilst Leo, Piper, Jason, Frank, and Hazel travel to Epirus to open them in the mortal world. This is accomplished by giving care to a farting weasel, meeting the embodiment of crossroads, and many…

Many people form a relationship with the people that raised them because they are the ones who teach them their values. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the unhealthy relationship between Victor and his creation highlights the importance of a healthy parent-child relationship. Despite all of the time and effort put into making the creature, Victor seems to have a deeply-rooted aversion to his monster from the moment he brings it to life. Instead of taking the time to get to know the…

In john Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men, the reader is introduced to many characters, all having their own limitations. Two of those characters, Lennie Small and George…, are both introduced to the readers right away. In this impactful novella, one can learn about how cruel life really is, and how broken the american dream can be. In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck crafts his character Lennie in order to demonstrate the dehumanization of the mentally challenged and how the creation of false…