Young Buck

Mary Shelly added many allusions and references in her book Frankenstein. Specific works mentioned are a major part of what and how the monster experiences life, as this is the first time he has been able to learn about the world he has been rushed into. The books cited are Ruins of Empires, Plutarch’s Lives, Sorrows of Werther, and Paradise Lost. All four literary works have a bleak perspective on humanity. These are complete truths to the monster, consequently shaping how he now sees the…

In today's society, children and teens often run into traumatizing experiences, resulting in the loss of innocence. In addition, some children go separate ways from their parents and are forced to thrive on their own. For Ralph and Holden, they both matured significantly, more than they should have. Both The Catcher in the Rye and Lord of the Flies emphasize the loss of innocence in the protagonists: Ralph’s society falling apart and Holden getting hit with reality. However, The Catcher in the…

He never got the support or education that he needs to be a functional being in society. The monster may be a more developed creature, but has the mindset of a young child. He learns quickly that he must embrace his surroundings and learn things for himself. “When night came again I found, with pleasure, that the fire gave light as well as heat and that the discovery of this element was useful to me in my food”…

In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, the line between good and evil is blurred as a result of acts of cruelty. Victor Frankenstein played God, and yet, abandoned his creature. His inhumanity shaped his creation and bred their mutual suffering. Their fate is sealed from the very first act of cruelty: as it is the true creator of monsters. Yet, there is no clear-cut victim or perpetrator between the two main characters. Victor and the creature inflicted suffering onto each other in an endless cycle;…

The Creature knows that his life is miserable and society rejects him in every way and wallows in his woes as he speaks of his time on earth to Robert Walton. Frankenstein’s Creature speaks of his time alive to Walton like he never truly has done with anyone before, except Victor but this means nothing to the Creature as he has already realized his dream to be accepted in society is already dead. The Creature’s journey leaves him, “In a solitary expedition to the top of Mount Aveyron, undertaken…

In my creative piece I choose to rewrite the scene where the monster in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein is created; I believe this is the most important scene because it is where the story shifts, it takes a bold turn and the monster becomes real instead of just a thought. Victoria is the scientist who creates the monster rather than Victor in my version, because it allowed me to add a lot of political topics and issues into the story that may have been interpreted differently if the character were a…

The typical adolescent is forced into a period of youth, filled with trials and tribulations. However, there are marked features during this period that denote the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Some prominent characteristics are the impressions of sexual identity and romantic relationships that develop throughout one’s youth. In Adolescence and Beyond: Family Processes and Development, Patricia K. Kerig says “becoming involved in romantic relationships is an important developmental…

Through the madness of the Frankenstein, the author Mary Shelley introduces the reader to one of the main characters Victor Frankenstein who created a monster whom was not truly a monster till he became mad for love and started killing his creator's loved ones, thus shows if that the death of Victor's loved ones was not only his monsters fault but his own. This novel also questions the mind of the reader and it their feelings towards the monster and Frankenstein. In which they mind sympathies…

Don't play God, or your reckless actions will catch up to you in the long run. It doesn't matter if your actions were intentional or not, you will receive major repercussions. The gothic novel Frankenstein, is narrative on the life of a scientist whose fatal flaw ended up costing the lives of his loved ones. Mary Shelley warns the reader by constructing relevant themes around the idea of playing God. Mary Shelley characterizes Victor's hate for his own creation by narrating his initial reaction…

Frankenstein was written in 1818, in a setting of a dark cloudy scenery. A scientist, Victor Frankenstein, gathered body parts to create a new living being, that ended up turning into a monster. The creature murdered Victor’s son and quickly became a villain and gave the novel a spooky theme. Mary Shelley’s novel falls in the gothic genre due to qualifications such as it’s horrifying events, supernatural manifestation, and it features a passion filled villain. The novel contains many…