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    novel uses the story of Victor, a figure who is at once a mother and a father, to display themes of parental negligence and the negative outcomes that this produces in the child. However, this negligence is not due to Victor being inherently less inclined to being a caregiver due to his sex. It’s because of his own personal failings. Victor’s behavior, its consequences, and his relationship to the Creature will be analyzed through a feminist lens, particularly…

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    Although there are a few positive actions in the novel such as the benevolent charity works of the Frankenstein family and Henry Clerval’s loyal friendship to Victor, they are overpowered by the central idea that humanity’s harsh treatment of the creature is the impetus for his malevolence and his desire for revenge. If society had not been cruel to the monster because of his physical appearance, the creature…

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    that all characters are not real-life persons; rather, they are constructed people who are represented in the narrative. For this reason, are two major characters worth describing and analyzing: Victor Frankenstein and the creature. Victor Frankenstein First and foremost, as the title alludes to his name, Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist of the novel. As he is one of the three first person narrators, he is mostly described indirectly by other characters such as Robert Walton. Each reader…

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    Beauty and The Beast remake. There are 2 people: Steel is a young prince who has been turned into a monster for his actions while Sparrow is a young girl who has issues fitting in. Act 0 The prologue Steel is a young man. He was blessed with everything. He had a castle. He had the mulla. He had everything. However despite that he was very unkind. One day he was having a party dancing with his servants. One day an enchantress named Muriel came in and wanted shelter. She offered him a rose if…

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    creature? Victor Frankenstein creates a horrible creature, then abandons it without taking care of it. Victor soon feels neglect for doing this because he faces the consequences that follow for his action of abandonment. Although the Monster is left to itself it quickly learns language and moral values.Victor Frankenstein sought forbidden knowledge to create a dross creature, however he soon faces the consequences such as, being the suspect of a murder and loved ones dying which causes Victor to…

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    Everyone has a green-eyed monster living within them waiting for the right time to show itself. Both Andrea Roman and David Sedaris let their green-eyed monsters show in their essays. Andrea Roman wrote her essay “We’re Not…” to demonstrate how Bolivian culture has influenced her lifestyle and has slowly become a part of it. Roman insinuates that her mother, a native Bolivian, expects Roman to behave and act as a Bolivian would. This means that as a child Roman was not allowed to borrow clothes,…

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    Frankenstein, Freddy Kruger, the Blob, Godzilla, the bogeyman are all fictional monsters that have haunted humanity for generations, known for the terror they spread. Unfortunately, not all monsters are fictional; there are even some masquerading as humans that show no humanity or compassion. Second only to Hitler himself, Dr. Joseph Mengele is the most notorious monster since the last millennium. Dr. Mengele performed a myriad of horrid experiments in the hops of not only creating the perfect…

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    instance, the protagonist in the film is Henry Frankenstein instead of Victor Frankenstein. Henry Clerval, who is a friend of Victor Frankenstein in the novel has became Victor Moritz. One thing I found interesting is that the last name of Victor Moritz is same as the last name of Justine Moritz in the novel. Justine Moritz…

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    sounds. Although this relationship is accurate when discussing the film adaptions. In 1818, Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelly. She was an early feminist writer that wrote Frankenstein which is a story of turmoil, isolation and abandonment. Victor Frankenstein is the main character that is brought aboard Robert Walton’s ship while chasing his “creation” that is a murder. While aboard the ship Frankenstein tells the story of how he created the “monster” that torments him. Frankenstein,…

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    He asks Frankenstein to create a woman just like him. Frankenstein agrees. Mid creation Victor Frankenstein destroys the creations mate while the creation was watching through the window. Victor Frankenstein yells “Begone! I do break my promise; never will I create another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness" (Shelley 133). The only reason the creature reacted in wicked ways was…

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