Lester Young

But, a monster can be anyone. A person’s actions dictate whether or not they can truly be considered a monster; If they demean others then their cruelty can turn them into one. This is the case in Frankenstein, a novel by the young Mary Shelley. Victor Frankenstein is a young adult in college that craves for more and more knowledge. He does the impossible and recreates life. But, Victor ends up being unhappy with the way things turn out. His actions reflect his discontent. Because of Victor’s…

“ The way he said my name sent a chill down my back. Nobody called me “ Perseus” except those who knew my true identity. Friends….and enemies.” When I read this quote by Percy Jackson, it had sent a chill down my neck and sent a happy feeling throughout my body because when that quote came into the book, it was when Percy was fighting monsters with his soon to be brother Tyson. This book Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan, is a thrilling fantasy. This book contains a adventure to save Thalia’s Tree…

As noted through several of his actions throughout Frankenstein, Victor has proven himself to be extremely selfish and egocentric. While he may put on a front of wanting to protect his family and loved ones, he only cares about himself. When the monster approaches him about making him a mate, Victor acts like he wants to protect his family from the monster, but really he does not want to take the responsibility of his actions which lead up to this confrontation. The true reason Victor…

were the sole cause of his isolation and loneliness. Without getting to know the creature, society ran in fear of him, due to his hideousness. The creature made countless efforts to interact with the outside world. He sought the friendship of a young boy, William Frankenstein, believing that he would look past his appearances and befriend him. Unfortunately, the boy reacted with fear and disgust, just as the rest of society had. Similarly, the creature confronted a blind man in a cottage…

“His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black…” This quote from Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, describes the monster that Victor Frankenstein creates on his own. Although the monster is portrayed with fear and horror, Shelly writes on the monster’s actions in a way that makes readers feel sympathetic towards him. Throughout the novel, readers tend to feel compassion towards the monster because of the way Victor abandons him and…

the them, he was shunned on more than one occasion. The first time is when he wanted to introduce himself to the cottagers and in result, Felix runs at him and, ¨[strikes him] violently with a stick¨ (Frankenstein, 134). When the Creature kills the young boy, he is introduced the the stimuli of destruction and the satisfaction it brings. From there, he realizes that, ¨[He] too, can create desolation; [his] enemy is not invulnerable,¨ (Frankenstein, 141) which only furthers the Creature on his…

Mary Shelly: Frankenstein During Frankenstein, there is never a consistent focus for sure who is characterized as a victim or as a victimizer. Instead, the role is continually changed between the two main characters—Frankenstein and the creature (Frankenstein created). As the role changes through out the story the moral perspective of the story also changes due to the change of the victim and victimizer. But if I was told to choose a victim through out this novel I would have to say it was…

He shows respect for others/old: The rioters provide a reminder about the moral duty of young people to pay their respects to others/old, by being rude to the old man. And evil equates to stupidity: Even though the old man is giving warnings to the rioters, the rioters stay completely mindless and blind to the danger ahead of them. And because…

The intrigue of any science fiction novel is derived from the fascination of the hypothetical but plausible realities presented. Mary Shelley’s 1818 critically acclaimed science fiction/Gothic novel, Frankenstein, is about the young science student Victor Frankenstein, facing the repercussions after he creates a grotesque but sentient creature in an unorthodox experiment. Ostensibly about a story about revenge, the novel can have different perspectives depending on a changing audience. From the…

The Hero Frankenstein (Analysis on Why Frankenstein is a Hero) The novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley was written in the 1800s. Mary was just eighteen years old when she wrote this story and it stunned thousands of people in several ways. The book was based on a scientist that brought a human back to life and called this a monster. Several good and bad things were an outcome of this discovery of being able to bring back the dead. In the story Frankenstein, the doctor is a hero because he…