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    Frankenstein, is between Victor and his monster. Victor has a drive to find the power of life. He discovers the power of how to bring something back to life. This gives him the power to save the lives of those who are dying. He finds this power but ultimately loses control over it. Victor also created the power to destroy life with the creation of the monster. The monster he created is not something he can control as it goes on to kill people against Frankenstein. The monster has incredible…

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    archetype, and the good vs. evil theme have been modernized from the myth “Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon” by Edgar Parin D'aulaires. Devising the quest plotline was the heroes protecting their mother, help from gods (and goddesses), they kill the same monster, and the evil suitor is killed similarly. The perfect hero archetype the heroes have also house traits like an unusual birth, leaving their family, supernatural aid, and they prove themselves on a quest. In the corresponding themes they…

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    to watch your companion be destroyed? When Frankenstein destroys the female monster he does it right in front of his original creation, the very thing he promised a companion to, imagine having to watch the person who gave you life destroy something you love. Victor made the wrong decision when he destroyed the monsters “wife” because of what he owes to the monster after what he put the monster through. When the monster woke up he was like a kid, he didn’t have common knowledge or logic he…

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    In the excerpt of Frankenstein, you as the reader can learn much about who he truly is as he describes his thoughts and actions. Frankenstein has been perceived to be a horrible, scary, monster. A being dreams are made of. After reading the excerpt, it is clear that he is a gentle giant, not to be feared, but treasured. In this essay you will learn about the point of view and the importance of it to the reader and how the story is told through Frankenstein. It determines the reader’s view on the…

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    a living thing; a monster. However, once he does this he is not ready to live with the consequences of his actions. When Victor realizes the monster killed William, when Justine is accused of killing William, and when Elizabeth dies at the wedding, Victor could have saved himself had he realized the repercussions of creating the monster and took responsibility for…

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    beforehand, proving the simplicity and lack of complication behind the concept. In Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Misery by Anton Chekov, The Monster and protagonists Iona both required companionship. Both stories Frankenstein and Misery possessed an absence of companionship, although they maintain many insignificant differences the similarities between The Monster and Iona are clearly evident, thus resulting in negative impacts to characters and society. Losing a friend or a family member…

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    Frankenstein created a monster and all the monster wanted was someone to love him and care for him and Victor abandoned the monster making him feel unwanted and an outcast that eventually turned into anger and rage.…

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    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…

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    Cruelty in Frankenstein Human nature tends to view cruelty in a negative perspective. Although the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is not quite a homosapien, he still treats cruelty the same. Upon being treated cruelly, both the monster and Dr. Frankenstein return to evil intentions in result. If the monster had not been treated cruelly, it is likely that he would have never killed those close to Frankenstein. Additionally, Frankenstein would not have been moved to act with revenge.…

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    frankenstein and the movie blade runner there are many similarities, smart men playing god, scientists , to much knowledge is dangerous , monsters want to be fixed, and the monsters are slave to owner. Frankenstein In frankenstein, takes place in the 1700’s victor frankenstein creates a ‘monster” or living creature out of found dead body parts in the cementary. The monster is disliked by everyone else and he gets mad and tries to get revenge on his creator victor frankenstein. Two men…

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