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    Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, Victor and his creation punish the other by hurting those around them. The Creature murders Victor’s loved ones as a result of Victor’s incompetence towards creating a female creature. A character parallel between the Creature and his creator is revealed. Victor and the Creature both feel hatred towards one another, when in reality, they are actually similar. They show the flaws in each other, though they both share many of those flaws. Victor tries to assure…

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    At the end of the novel, Victor Frankenstein dies due to an illness he obtained while trying to find the monster. The monster soon finds out and mourns over his death, realizing that he has become an instrument of violence and destruction and deeply regrets what he has caused. The…

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    In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, the character Victor Frankenstein is very interested into philosophy which brought his desire to bring death to life. As Victor worked to his maximum energy to create a human he soon realized he's done. However, when the creature came to life victor was shocked but fearful of what he has done. Then Victor deserted his creature who then lived a stressful and isolated life. The opinion of whether the creature is human or not is very straightforward. Two…

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    Shadow of the Vampire portrays the adaptation of Nosferatu especially the intentions dedication of the director, Murnau. Murnau requires acting methods that are extreme and sometimes deadly in order to achieve an immortal film, one that will be remembered and live forever. The physical film and camera are symbols of immortality that will kill the characters, like a vampire. The beginning of the film, Shadow of the Vampire, is the portrayal of the creation of the famous horror movie, Nosferatu,…

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    The beasts in the world are the people society least expect. All through literature, history, and films, characters that are thought to be protagonists are often times revealed as antagonists and monstrous. Examples of sadistic characters are found in Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter, and in the short story, The Lottery. Gaston from Beauty and the Beast is the most handsome man in the village and everyone loves him. No one realizes that his intentions for killing the Beast is so that he can…

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    forward. Self-learning is prevalent within the majority of the novel from the prefaces explorative and naval readings of Robert Walton, the learning of the Frankenstein family and the varying degrees of impact education has on the children especially Victor Frankenstein,…

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    Victor has almost completed his course at Ingolstadt, and decides to launch into a new venue of scientific experimentation — creating life from death and reanimating a dead body.In order to obtain the neccesary parts to create his creation he expressed, “ a churchyard was to me merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life, which, from being the seat of beauty and strength, had become food for the worm.” and “ [I] spend days and nights in vaults and charnel-houses.” to successfully create and…

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    theme appears is after Victor creates his monster. He literally "rushed out" of responsibility: "I rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber" (Shelley 43-44). Later Victor continues to run from that responsibility: "I stepped fearfully in: the apartment was empty, and my bedroom was also freed from its hideous guest" (Shelley 47). Victor not even leaves the monster he created alone within people, but he is delighted with that. However, slowly Victor understands…

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    In Addition, the transcendent Hero, after completing his descent into the special world must overcome challenges. But, the greatest challenge comes as the transcendent hero’s engage in the ordeal, especially through the fear of shadow, life-death crisis, and judgment. Also, only through overcoming the ordeal can the transcendent hero grow and mature. First, in Dracula by Bram Stocker, Harker’s confrontation with fear lead to the ordeal, especially through Shadow. For instance, Dracula is the…

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    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 playing god in frankenstein victor frankenstein creates life by creating a living being or thing out of dead body parts from knowledge he gained…

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