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    Mrs. Schroder English IV Honors 8 December 2016 Frankenstein Duty: Creator to Creation/ Parent to Child Throughout‚ Frankenstein a scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ creates a creature out of body parts he collected from a graveyard. After finding the body parts Frankenstein begins his creation. On a stormy night in November‚ he accomplishes the impossible and the creature enters into conscious and brought to life. However‚ when Victor sees that the creature has awakened he‚ horrified at what

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    Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein seems to be an exact representation of the ideas of the 17th century philosopher John Locke. In Locke’s “An Essay Concerning Human Understanding‚” he talks about the idea that we as humans are all born with a ‘blank slate’ that contains no knowledge whatsoever and that we can only know that things exist if we first experience them through sensation and reflection. In Frankenstein‚ the monster portrays Locke’s ideas of gaining knowledge perfectly through worldly experience

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    The first portion of this reading is an excerpt from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ in this excerpt the author tells the story of Frankenstein and the creation of his monster that did not end the way he had dreamed of. This excerpt begins with Frankenstein deciding that he wanted to create a brand-new living species and went to work right away to bring a dead corpse alive and to achieve this dream. He worked on this project on his own‚ secluded from all people. Because of the strenuous hours put into

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    No matter how much two individuals are alike‚ there are always traits that separate one from the other. In Mary Shelley’s novel "Frankenstein"‚ Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton are both seekers of knowledge who are determined to succeed. However‚ while Walton is able to risk everything‚ Frankenstein soon realizes his errors in his frenzied obsession with discovery. The novel begins with Robert Walton’s caring letters to his sister Margaret. Walton bids farewell to his "dear‚ excellent Margaret(9)"

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    Whereas Victor creates and then rejects his creation‚ Henry does not‚ he sees his creation as an alter ego‚ and whilst Edward lacks the innocence of Victors monster; ‘an unknown but not an innocent freedom of the soul. I knew myself‚ at the first breath of this new life‚ to be more wicked‚ tenfold more wicked‚ sold a slave to my original evil; and the thought‚ in that moment‚ braced and delighted me like wine. ’ His creation is embraced by Henry‚ as a means to escape from the Victorian necessity

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    Noor Saket S00032848 Prof. Hanan Muzaffar ENGL 309 10 Oct. 2016 R&R on Shelly’s Frankenstein The first thing that I have noticed while reading Frankenstein is its simple writing style. Unlike Wollstonecraft’s and Wordsworth’s works‚ the sentences are of moderate length and simple diction. One of my favorite lines is by Victor Frankenstein: “My life might have been passed in ease and luxury; but I preferred glory to every enticement that wealth placed in my path” (P 9). I find this quote is important

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    The Judgements of Man Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a fiction monster story. This story is a frame story and with it comes many themes. One remains true throughout the story and even to this day is do not judge a book by its cover. This theme is scene through the reaction of Victor Frankenstein‚ the DeLacey family‚ the children‚ and Robert Walton to the monster. When Victor Frankenstein made the monster his first reaction was “Beautiful! – Great God!” (35). In this moment he was proud and then

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    life. Mary Shelley‚ in Frankenstein story narrates light and fire throughout the novel to represent numerous things in life. Light symbolizes knowledge‚ scientific discovery‚ and enlightenment whereas fire is connected with life‚ vital fire or fiery fire that could symbolize as positive or negative effects in life. The presence of “Light” in the Frankenstein‚ Shelley’s novel‚ symbolizes knowledge. Victor wants to use his knowledge and determine the secret of life. Victor said that "As I stood at

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    In the beginning of Frankenstein‚ it begins with four different letters‚ written by Robert Walton to his sister Margaret Saville. Robert Walton is a captain aboard a ship on a very destructive voyage towards the North Pole. He then on explains to Margaret the undiscovered territory he stumbles upon‚ as well as uncover a passage in the northern parts of the pacific and that he is Russia. “This is the most favourable period for travelling in Russia. . . The cold is not excessive‚ if you are wrapped

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    In many instances the hero and the villain are easy to decipher‚ but in the novel Frankenstein these two identities tend to mend together to create confusion among readers. Many can debate that because Frankenstein’s creation viciously slaughtered so many people he is the perceptible “bad guy” in the story but‚ what those individuals must take into account are all of the variables in the creations life that caused him to behave as he did. Imagine being one of the hideous and repulsive beings on

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