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    attitude against Victor in a quote. “I had turned loose into the world a depraved wretch whose delight was in carnage and misery, had he not murdered my brother?” (Shelley 63) In this quote Mary sounds as if she is angry with Victor and wants him to be seen as guilty for what he has done. She really makes it relevant when saying, “had he not murdered my brother?”. The author seems to paint a bad portrait of Frankenstein’s…

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    The differing perceptions societies had in Macbeth and Frankenstein about Macbeth and Frankenstein's monster were disgustingly inaccurate, as both characters were falsely judged by their peers. In Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth, Banquo states, “For brace Macbeth— well he deserves that name— distaining fortune, with his brandished steel, which smoked with bloody execution, like Valor’s minion carved out his passage, till he faced the slave; which never shook hands, nor bade farewell to him.” Macbeth…

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    Companionship is the feeling of friendship or comfort between individuals, thus showing the importance of support and presence. One may gain companionship without being acquainted with the individual 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…

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    I think we can empathize with the Creature because for all of his strength and his body made up of corpses he is a child essentially. Because when Frankenstein said "That body is not dead, it never lived, I created it," I saw it meaning although the brain is a fully grown one and the body as well every experience for him is a new one. That is why he tried to grab the sun not understanding the concept of how far away the sun is. With Maria he did not know until after she did not float he did…

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    novel Frankenstein through the works of two major characters: Victor Frankenstein and his very own creation. Frankenstein tells the story of a lost creature abandoned by his creator, shunned from society, and abhorred for his very own existence. Through these acts of cruelty committed against him, the creature truly becomes a monster and begins his journey of vengeance in the destruction of his creator and all else who have wronged him. Victor Frankenstein, captivated by the idea of creating…

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    Prejudice: “Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience” (Oxford Dictionaries, 2016) Thesis statement: The human nature to engage in prejudice and it leading to problems detriment to certain characters is present across many genres, despite their vast differences. More specifically, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice display the human nature that is prejudice. Topic sentence: The…

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    dangerous nature of irresponsibility in a scientific and moral sense, with Victor indirectly causing the deaths of his loved ones, while scientists featured in Oryx and Crake create transgenic animals just because they can. Additionally,…

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    Though it was written almost two centuries ago, Mary Shelly’s Frankensteins continues to capture the modern conundrum mankind feels in respect to scientific advancement. Its relevance is felt within the struggles of Victor Frankenstein, his desire for control over the heavens, his overwhelming bondage to his work, and the horror that manifests once his goals have been completed. Although it is a work of fiction, many have found themselves imprisoned by the same zeal that afflicted Frankenstein.…

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    more than two stages far from full-on distraught researcher, here. At the point when Victor discusses his youth, he proposes that folks assume a major part in how their children turn out, either "to bliss or wretchedness." Beyond any doubt, reprimand it on your people. Other people does M. Waldman claims that current researchers have really tame objectives contrasted with the old chemists, however to Victor this is amazing stuff: they're opening the insider facts of presence. This is Mary…

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    Hate and love are 2 side of the same card. Each emotion co-exist with each other. However, in the end hate will triumph over love as a stronger feeling . Hate is stronger than love because hate can drive people to irrational thoughts which lead to racial segregation and revenge. The KKK exemplifies hate being a stronger feeling than love though racial segregation and irrational thoughts. The KKK’s hate towards the African Americans had led to a multitude of crime like arson, destruction of…

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