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Frankenstein in its basic sense is about a monster being created and the havoc he causes. However, if you look more in depth you will see there is much more to the story, like the role of women. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the women are characterized as submissive, passive, and in some cases lost without male superiority. Some many say that Shelley intended to show that women were superior but when you analyze the book you see that is not true. The three main characters: Caroline, Justine…

Frankenstein, written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, follows Victor Frankenstein’s journey as he attains the necessary education and understanding of the human anatomy to be able to breath life back to an empty vessel. Inevitably creating the Frankenstein monster, an absolutely atrocious and terrifying abomination. Gradually Frankenstein learns of his peculiar inception and understands why his life is full of mistrust and misunderstanding, eventually leading him to seek revenge against Victor’s…

Dr. Frankenstein’s obsession with proving his superior intelligence leads him to violate the laws of nature, and create the creature. When Dr. Frankenstein discovers the secret of life, he is delighted because he thinks he has become “greater than his nature will allow” (43); he enjoys having this “god like” ability. At first, he hesitates with his project of creating life, but he cannot control his desire for success so he begins to create a creature. He states, “I doubted at first whether I…

Grendel’s Philosophical Lifestyle In the book Grendel the main character, Grendel is a monster that was once rejected by humans making him into an angry and bitter person. Grendel only cares about himself and wants to be the best at what he does which is fighting. Grendel’s whole life he experiences multiple different types of philosophies in which he lives by. Three main philosophies stick out in Grendel's life which he lives by the most, they are Machiavellianism, Solipsism, and Nihilism…

his evolution into a creature of hate and murder. The monster recalls his first moments with difficulty, saying “all the events of that period appear confused and indistinct”(70). The monster resembles a newborn child, born into a strange world and unable to recall its first moments alive. The creature eventually begins to polish his senses, and wander out into man’s neighborhood only to experience neglect. The lack of nurture made the monster feel like “a poor, helpless, miserable wretch”,…

In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the similarities and dissimilarities that Victor Frankenstein and his creation share are the key factors leading to their demise. Frankenstein’s creation, who can perhaps most accurately be referred to as a self-proclaimed fallen Adam (CITATION), parallels his creator in many ways - including in their regret of their pursuit of knowledge and the way that they both begin with good intentions but become warped and trapped in a cycle of vengeance. However, the…

Frankenstein eloquently says, “Three years before, I was engaged in the same manner and had created a fiend whose unparalleled barbarity had desolated my heart and filled it forever with the bitterest remorse”(Shelley 150). When Victor first created the monster he didn’t really foresaw that the consequences would harm not only himself, but others as well. The fiend killed Victor’s brother after being created and made an innocent person pay for it. This demonstrates that his dubious decision…

different because Victor wants nothing to do with the creature, yet the creature still desires his love. The creature is made to be the monster by Victor because he killed many of Victor’s loved ones and other men and women. Yes, the creature can be malicious, but he is not the true monster. The creature can be a physical monster at certain times, but Victor is the monster in the mental/emotional aspect. Although they are two completely different beings, Victor and the creature are similar…

Victor and his monster had in order to seek vengeance and also the lack of understanding with each other. A theme in Frankenstein is the idea that someone will go above and beyond for the sake of an aspiration. This was shown during the…

In the times that Frankenstein is written, exploration and application of science is exploding along with developments in all aspects in Industrial Revolution. One dramatic event in scientific community at that time is the famous “vitalist debate” engaged by two medical professionals John Abernethy advocating vitalism and William Lawrence propagating materialism. Critics constantly assume what standpoint in the debate is Shelley taking by analyzing her main character “the Creature” in…