James Whale

Both Frankenstein and the creature have character flaws that lead them into a downward spiral to ultimate demise. It is during this spiral that the reader can see how the creature's flaws mirror those of Frankenstein and how they both give in to revenge, hatred and evil, and eventually death. The doppelganger connection is produced very quickly when Frankenstein’s creature comes alive and the first emotion the two share is misery. With the death of his little brother, Frankenstein describes that…

Genesis 1:27 states, "God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him". This biblical proclamation renders the belief that humans are created in God’s likeness, therefore, each is equal. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein illustrates a similar biblical depiction of creation­ where the monster is made in the image of its creator. Using the body parts of dead humans, Victor Frankenstein successfully brings life to his creation, and discovers the secret to animation. In a sense…

The extraordinary details of Mary Shelley’s life have informed many critical responses to her work; perhaps most significantly in the case of Ellen Moer’s seminal essay ‘Female Gothic’ (1985) which argues that Frankenstein is a ‘birth myth’ by a woman suffering neonatal depression (79). Although Shelley’s personal life does resonate with her text, in treating her work as a kind of unconscious therapy, as Schechet does in Narrative Fissures, or a direct representation of her familial…

Emotion One of the many questions always asked in life is, why am I feeling this way? Ask any child about emotion and the reasons why we feel the way we do, And you'll get some crazy answer and loads of imagination. Think about what it would be like if the imagination and emotion came together into one monster. The lessons that could be taught, the stories that could be learned are amazing and wonderful. I have discovered a story that talks about exactly this. This novel has changed my look on…

Matt’s early years were very peaceful. In a small house on the edge of a poppy farm, Matt lives with his caretaker, Celia, who works as a head chef at El Patron’s mansion. When he was discovered by three children wondering in the fields, Matt smashes the windows and escapes from his house for the first time. Unaware of the dangers of the broken glass, Matt had to be carried to El Patron’s house where he would be treated for his injuries. Matt was treated caringly until El Patron’s great-grandson…

In ancient Greek times, legend says there was once a beast. Half man and half bull, deadly to all of those that crossed this beast’s path. The beast was called the Minotaur. The Minotaur was the offspring of Pasiphae and the white bull sent from Poseidon to King Minos. Minos strongly admired the white bull for its beauty, as a result of his admiration Minos decided that he would not sacrifice the bull but instead sacrifice one of his own. As a form of punishment, Poseidon cursed Pasiphae to lust…

novel, but instead on the outside circumstances it influences. The primary source of prejudice is from Professor Severus Snape. Snape dislikes Harry’s father, as they were rivals in their time at school together, and extends his hatred for James Potter to James’ son. Harry mentions to Dumbledore: “Quirrell said he hates me because he hated my father” (Rowling 217) to which Dumbledore agrees. Snape’s hatred and prejudice towards Harry are the root of a major problem and oversight by the…

In “The Foghorn” by Ray Bradbury McDunn makes a major decision in which majorly changes the outcome of the story. McDunn makes the choice to turn off the foghorn. He makes this decision so that the monster that has been uninvitingly visiting the lighthouse will go back to wherever it came from. The decision that McDunn made was certainly the best choice. Furthermore, the plot of “The Foghorn” by Ray Bradbury follows Johnny the narrator and his boss McDunn who work in a remote lighthouse right…

Almost everyone has seen a film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and knows the basic plot of the story, but if you have read the novel, then you most likely disagree. Shelley’s book goes beyond a mad scientist and a mindless monster that are portrayed in films, as in the 2015 production Victor Frankenstein. Having an extensive imagination, and being an avid fan of reading, I opine that a book is always more fascinating than its movie counterpart, but in the case of Victor Frankenstein,…

Grendel in the novel is very different from Grendel in the epic poem Beowulf because Grendel in the novel can juggle, Grendel in the epic poem can sing, and Grendel in the novel empathizes with mankind. In the epic of Beowulf, Grendel is known as a coward, a monster, and a demonic creature. Grendel was referred to as "spawned in that slime,” a biblical allusion to the story of Cain and Abel. Grendel was born as a monster into exile; his life was cursed by God because he was a distant offspring…