Percy Elland

Nature vs. Nurture: What Makes Us Human What makes us human? This is the burning question that most people find themselves asking after reading Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, or watching “Blade Runner”, the film that was based off of the novel. In a battle of nature vs nurture, it is unquestionably nurture that takes the victory for what makes us human because, even though androids are not genetically human, they think, act, and feel just like a human does; they…

Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, uses an extreme amount of imagery. These physical surroundings strongly affect the characters throughout. Frankenstein uses setting descriptions in order to reflect the emotional state of each character. Throughout Frankenstein the cold is used in order to set a negative mood or feeling. In the opening letters, Walton describes the setting as “surrounded by ice” that is “stretched out in every direction” (9). This cold setting reflects the “anxious…

One believes that the more knowledge one possess makes them superior; however, often, ignorance surpasses intelligence. We choose to disregard our new discoveries to delude ourselves that everything is fine. Victor Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” created a monster and shunned it. The monster, although his understanding was malignant, created his own successful justice by avenging his horrific origins. After his dawning, the monster did not appeal the taste of his creator; Victor…

continued to carry out her mother’s writings and reputation on women’s rights and education. Her influence on writing the novel, Frankenstein, was determined by dreadful events she experienced throughout her life such as, the death of her first husband, Percy Shelley, and of her three infants. The romantic movement was a period…

Frankenstein and the Bible are two completely different pieces of literature. One the religious text that still captivates the world. The other text the standard on which modern fictional horror was built upon. Categorizing these two texts, would often cause someone to place these books on completely different shelves. The items that Frankenstein and the Bible have in common are very interesting. Both Books start in different ways, yet they have many similarities. For example, God’s creation of…

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…

That..was the worst Transformers movie ever. Fucking MICHAEL BAY for RUINING my favorite thing! Well, I still love them, but come on! In the middle of my ranting about how much I hated Transformers: The Last Knight, I noticed I wasn't on my way home. I was in a dark place. "What... Where..am I?" "Hello? Anyone there?" "Bwak! Hah!" "Hey, who are you?" Then I heard other voices and decided to speak: "Umm, where are we?" "What?! Another one? Geez.. how many people are here?!" "Bwak! Im a…

Jane Austen, one of the most renowned novelists in British history, impacted literary society with only six novels. Austen’s moral, realistic, and entertaining novels continue to captivate their readers to this day. Her life was not one of glamour and fame; it was a quiet yet social life. Jane incorporated her own experiences with love and loss to make her stories the beloved novels they are today. Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire. Her father, Reverend George…

Mary Shelley lived and died in the romantic and gothic period, and it’s no surprise that the ideals of the period reflected in her work. Mary Shelley is an interesting person, in the fact that she can be identified as a romanticist and a supporter of Enlightenment and contemporary thinking at the same time, which is quite a contrast. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, begins with a series of four letters, that set up the book perfectly. In these letters alone, the majority of themes of Romanticism…

Pieces of work which involve the interplay of imagination and the human experience often are texts from the Romantic period. The Romantic period occurred from the late 18th to the early 19th centuries. It was a time of development in the arts and ways of thinking, with paradigms such as the imagination and placing an emphasis on the human experience and individuals leading both the creation and the content of many prolific pieces of work including Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelly, The Rime of…