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    my home and walk around taking things left and right. Last week for example, this creature thing walked right by my family and I, and took my eldest child. My wife and I screamed and hollered, but this creature acted like they didn’t hear us. “My baby! That is my baby!” Mrs. Wham cried in horror as the creature,…

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    is Henry Clerval. Since young, he was mostly self-educated. As he gets older, he is fascinated by modern science; he goes to the University of Ingolstadt and desires to learn new knowledge so that he can create a “human”, which ends up becoming a creature. Victor Frankenstein not only could be considered as the protagonist of the story but also the tragic hero because he has tragic flaws that led to his downfall. Firstly, he is alienated from the society. When he was in…

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    Throughout the story of Frankenstein the creature goes through many situations that have a great impact on him and mold him into the being he is by the end of the story. As the story unravels, the reader can immediately sense that a major theme in this story is Prejudice and its effect on Frankenstein’s character. There’s many other themes that can be pointed out throughout the story such as Revenge, Lost Innocence, or even Isolation but Prejudice seems to stand out the most because that is…

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    “The baby who is neglected or abused cannot regulate its own feelings”(Leadsom). All through the novel of Frankenstein, the Creature tries to locate a protected connection, first with his maker, later with the fDe Lacy family, lastly with his sincere solicitation that Victor Frankenstein make a mate for him. At the point when the majority of his endeavors are repelled, the Creature starts killing so as to take retribution a variety of Frankenstein's dearest loved ones with the expectation that…

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    but this life turns out being an abhorred creature, nothing like the creators intentions. Through many trials, the humanity of Victor is questionable and the creature’s knowledge of how to be human grows exponentially. A human can be distinguished by their need for affiliation, desire to be accepted, and compassion. Throughout the story of Frankenstein, the creature displays more characteristics of being human than his creator. As soon as the creature came alive it demonstrated one of the…

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    I think the legend of the Erl King is just a coincidence. I do not think muggles actually know about the existence of Erklings. The child in the legend only said that the creature was an “elf king” and did not describe the creature any further. Erklings are related to elves but there are also differences that the child may have mentioned in the story if he actually had seen an Erkling. For example, an Erkling has a very pointy face. It is a very distinct feature. The legend of the “Erl King”…

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    Frankenstein. One of the main characters, the creature, has an elemental nature that greatly effects his way of life; however, he is not subjected to any nurturing from anyone or anything. Both nature and nurture play pivotal roles in the elements that made the creature who or what he was, but his lack of nurturing was the cause of his malicious outcome. Shelley makes his lack of upbringing and guidance clear through her emphasis on the basic things, like when the creature “thrust [his] hand…

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    ecological laws in the US. It was marked into law by Previous President Richard Nixon, whose essential target was to prevent numerous jeopardized species from being terminated utilizing whatever methods important. Since it is set to ensure certain creatures that are nearing termination on our planet, it will make individuals who damage or execute them a criminal. While the law has been exceptionally effective in the restoration of a few animals, similar to the bald eagle, it has additionally…

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    sciences. This curiosity may be categorized as simple human nature, constantly questioning the unknown, but Victor takes it a step too far when he manufactures his own life form. Victor concocts a creature who possesses such a physically vile appearance that it is not accepted into human society. This creature, being disowned by the human race, unleashes acts of hatred and revenge upon the species that refuses to accept it. Although this monstrous creation exhibits heinous and unspeakable…

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    In speaking of the creature Victor says, “I beheld the wretch – the miserable monster whom I had created” (Shelly 59). Why would someone who desperately wants a companion, and then creates this companion, now say such cruel words? Victor should be thrilled that he now has…

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