James Whale

Mary Shelley, one of the most creative thinkers of her time, has proved herself capable as a teacher by showing her many readers the intense powers of corruption in her novel Frankenstein. In her story, Shelley’s first character, Victor Frankenstein, a young innovative scientist, brings a monster-like human being, made out of dead human and animal parts, to life. When the monster awakens for the very first time, Frankenstein finds himself disgusted by the monster’s hideous appearance. He leaves…

Ruchit Patel Professor Bonds English 112-11 27 July 2017 Society tries to label all item such as bad or good, poor or wealthy. Although some of these labels are definite, most are misbelief. In Mary Shelley's, Frankenstein, the act of blunder by society is extremely conspicuous. Two of the most erroneous assumptions of society revolves around the principal characters, Victor and the creature. There is a vivid comparison between the two characters, which isolates them from the community. Victor…

Self-love is healthy; self-devotion, on the other hand, is not. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, told primarily from the point of view of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who discovers the secret of life, illustrates this idea. Following his discovery and fueled by his desire for fame and glory, Victor decides to put his newfound knowledge to the test by creating a living being from dead flesh. However, when the Creation does actually come alive, Victor abandons him immediately. This is a…

While reading the novel Frankenstein that was written by Mary Shelley, there was one question that I had in my mind throughout the whole novel. Victor Frankenstein, the creator of the creature, keeps referring to his creation as something unfathomably scary and disgusting such as the ‘wretch’, ‘monster’, and ‘devel’. Furthermore, creature himself even calls himself as a ‘wretch’ and admits the fact that he’s a monster for killing innocent people. However, after reading about the creature’s…

Nothing feels worse than being rejected by society because of one’s appearance. In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the true monster is Dr. Victor Frankenstein because of his attitude towards his creation. Even though the creature seeks revenge on his creator, Victor is responsible for its actions because he abandon his creation in the world without giving proper care. One reason why Victor is considered the true monster is because he ran away from a creature that he created. When…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the author incorporates the idea of the negative impact a lack of a parental figure has on the nurturing of the creature’s life. From the moment the creature became animated, he experienced feelings of isolation as even his own creator, Frankenstein, alienated him and left him to grow up as an outsider. For this reason, the creature’s knowledge and nurturing was learnt through experience and therefore lead him to a miserable and vengeful life. From his experience,…

In Mary Shelley 's gothic romance novel, Frankenstein, a scientist’s intense desire to bring the dead back to life results in many failures that includes Dr. Frankenstein’s inclination to be a poor father figure, educating his creation, misunderstandment of beauty, and finally, his rejection of the monster. These shortcomings finally result in the creature’s murderous rampage. Victor Frankenstein introduces many failures in his experiment, that put his family and his life in risk of danger.…

Frankenstein, the book, is meant to have connections to real life through its themes. One way the author emphasis theme is through virtues and vices of the two important characters. This essay will analyze the similarities and differences between two characters, Victor Frankenstein and monster, in terms of their virtues and vices. The virtue is a trait or quality of character which is moral, vices is a practice or habit that immoral. These factors are analyzed to determine the best choice…

The Moral Monster A monster may be considered a viable or nonviable element of which provokes the fear of mankind whether it be of appearance, abnormality, or the effect it could cause. What is the line between monster and man? “Regardless of the intentions of the creator, should he fail to provide the necessary support for his creation, that being will undoubtedly become a monster.” (Rosenberger 1). The juxtaposition of the goods and bads of technology forces people to gauge if technology is…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the main character, Victor Frankenstein, may not exactly qualify as a “hero,” but is still a fitting figure for a piece of literary advice. Thomas Foster advises to “never stand next to the hero,” well in this case, the characters in Frankenstein should, “never stand next to the main character.” In Victor Frankenstein’s story, he is shaped from an early age by the people that surround him. He then in turn desires to shape and create another life all on his own.…