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"He was spawned in that slime, conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain, murderous creatures banished by God, punished forever for the crime of Abel's death" (Gardner 6). For centuries, Grendel has been classified as a paragon of evil through his abuse of Hrothgar's kingdom in the Anglo-Saxon tale, Beowulf. There has always been the illusion that Hrothgar's people are innocent and are being attacked by Grendel solely for his own pleasure; however, what if Grendel is truly the innocent…

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein from 1831 and Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands are both extraordinary works of art with over a century between them. Both the book and film have a very strong similar theme between them that goes deeper than the plot and characters. Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands have the same theme that the creatures aren’t always the monsters, humans can be the real monsters, they are not accepting of beings who are different. Frankenstein’s monster and Edward were both…

Victor Frankenstein believes that he is making the world better by creating his monster. Even though he devotes nearly two years of study and research, he rejects the vile monster whom he creates. The monster’s body statue and appearance does not define whether he is human or not. Physical features do not prove that a man’s heart does not have human intentions. Victor Frankenstein is physically a human; however, his monster possesses more characteristics of a human being than he does. In Mary…

Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi film ‘Blade Runner’ questions the idea of true humanity through the style of Film Noir. Based on the 1968 short story ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ by Phillip K. Dick, ‘Blade Runner’ shows the inhumane, dark side of the human race. Scott is successful in catching audience’s interest with the use of Film Noir, showing the dystopian society of Los Angeles, the depiction of gender roles and the shifting views of true humanity between human and replicant. ‘Blade…

The “birth” scene of the creature demonstrates that the creature was not always the monster that everyone thought he was, and that it was due to people’s attitude (including Victor’s) and bias towards him that made him into the monster that he is at the end of the book. The description of the weather in the birth scene foretold the horror feeling that Victor would have towards the creature that he has created. The birth scene started “on a dreary night in November” (pg. 83), with “rain pattered…

In her novel “Frankenstein”, Mary Shelley develops a story in which a human attempts to create life out of death, but instead creates his mortal enemy. After Victor Frankenstein creates this creature, he leaves it alone and hopes that it will perish. However, the creature gains consciousness of his surroundings, of his creator, and of the history of the world he was thrust into. As the creature began to gain consciousness and finds the letters that his creator had written about him, he came to…

The analysis of expectations on David from the different perspectives ---Zeju Li In general view, King is the divine representation of God. His power is unimpeachable and his majesty shall be glorified. However, King is not perfect: He can commit mistakes, he can indulge himself in wine and debauchery, and he can bereave property of his people as well. But people will not be inclined to withdraw his majesty and gift that men endow for the purpose of seeking protection of their life,…

Frankenstein has always been a misinterpreted book by many. Many think this book is boring and others think it’s a book for children. The truth is Frankenstein has a message and a meaning behind the story, and in a way, it represents humanity itself; it’s not only a book but a clear personification of the most miserable and evil of the human being. Frankenstein is a complicated book, one reason is the way it has been written; the stories are inside of other stories. Frankenstein is basically the…

The story of a creation cast down to a (both literal and metaphorical) hell is the basis of both John Milton’s Paradise Lost and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. It is of no coincidence that the novel Victor’s monster comes upon and reads is Paradise Lost - from it the monster is able to find some kinship in a fictional tortured soul much like him who lost the safety of their creator’s realm and was thus left to essentially rot alone. The monster’s story echoes in many ways the story of Adam and the…

The gift of life is widely sought, but at what price? There are consequences for every action, and in Mary Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein learns this lesson the hard way. After giving life to a creature of his making, Victor is sent into a downward spiral of terrible events. Likewise, in the myths of ancient Greece, the Titan Prometheus creates humans - provoking a string of misfortune onto himself. The relation between these two characters is not a coincidence however; the…