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Mary Shelley’s gothic novel, Frankenstein, is about a man Victor Frankenstein who is dying and he shares his tale of horrific terror with a sea captain, Walton. Victor is able to create a creature made from body parts and was able to bring them back to life. Once he realized the creature has become destructive, he abandons the creature and tries to live a normal life with his fiancé, Elizabeth. The lonely creature hunts for Victor and asks one of two things: a bride or revenge. In the eyes of…

ohn Gardner’s Grendel tells a compelling story that is completely centered around, and narrated by, the title character, Grendel. Many readers have previous knowledge of the monster from the epic poem, Beowulf. In the poem, Grendel is depicted as senseless, monster than killed at random for no apparent reason. This is also similar to Grendel’s depiction in the Beowulf film. However, John Gardner introduces a new perspective of Grendel, and challenges all previous perspectives by humanizing…

There is much debate on who is the villain in the novel Frankenstein; some may say it’s the beast while others may think it is Victor who is the real monster here. If one were to ask Stephanie Allen from Oxford, she would say that Victor is the monster because he abandoned his creation, but if one were to ask a scientist who believes in vitalism would disagree and say that Victor was pushing the limits of science. It is so controversial one can write a whole book about the debate. The themes of…

with the danger and unpredictability embodied in the Frankenstein monster. The presence of the monster illustrates a lack of comfort and control previously experienced by the town’s inhabitants. Although the stars of Frankenweenie are an innocent young boy and a cute dog, Burton utilizes typical horror conventions to elicit fear in the viewer. Seeing that the two main characters are charming, Burton compensates by using tactics like including a creepy soundtrack and using shadows to indicate…

Both Frankenstein and the creature have character flaws that lead them into a downward spiral to ultimate demise. It is during this spiral that the reader can see how the creature's flaws mirror those of Frankenstein and how they both give in to revenge, hatred and evil, and eventually death. The doppelganger connection is produced very quickly when Frankenstein’s creature comes alive and the first emotion the two share is misery. With the death of his little brother, Frankenstein describes that…

French family. He says, "My days were spent in close attention, that I might more speedily master the language" (105). In addition to learning how to speak, the monster learns how to read. He finishes texts, such as, Paradise Lost and The Sorrows of Young Werther, which also draw parallels to the story of creation. In this scenario both the creator and the creation study because in order to understand life. Frankenstein longs to find understanding in a scientific sense, while the creature…

The Breakfast Club which was written, directed and produced by John Hughes was written for teenagers and allowed other generations to observe popular culture through the eyes of a teenager. The film illustrates teenage culture in the 1980’s and the social struggles tied to being a teenager. To understand the shift in American culture within the 1980’s and how movies began depicting popular culture, the film does an excellent job of illustrating. Popular culture, low culture, elite culture,…

representation of her familial circumstances as argued by Huet in Monstrous Imagination, it seems that we underestimate Shelley’s inventiveness and legitimacy as an author. In understanding Frankenstein, not as a byproduct of a depressed mind or ‘traumatised young girl’ (Milner 226) we might…

Emotion One of the many questions always asked in life is, why am I feeling this way? Ask any child about emotion and the reasons why we feel the way we do, And you'll get some crazy answer and loads of imagination. Think about what it would be like if the imagination and emotion came together into one monster. The lessons that could be taught, the stories that could be learned are amazing and wonderful. I have discovered a story that talks about exactly this. This novel has changed my look on…

This socially defined norm is to abhor abnormalities, and despite William’s young agePrejudice is a flawed act in which humans take part. Prejudice is the “preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience” (Oxford Dictionaries). Prejudice and its resultant problems are present across many genres. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice showcase how prejudice negatively affects those being…