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    of science and go above and beyond what we already know. But that can be very dangerous. In Mary Shelly’s book "Frankenstein‚" we are shown an example of a scientist‚

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    Furthermore‚ due to her father’s anger about her “cursing” her mother’s death during pregnancy‚ Mary felt distant from her father and turned to books for an emotional outlet. The diction of the novel is specific‚ yet elaborate. For instance‚ after Victor Frankenstein creates the monster he “rushed out of the room and continued a long time traversing my bedchamber unable to to compose my mind to sleep‚” (Shelley 69). Such scholarly diction gives a clear and vivid image of what he did following the completion

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    Frankenstein Marry Shelly Although the monster behaves horribly and kills several people he is not evil in any way. The monster was a product of Victor Frankenstein which was a product of many various body parts of other humans. It was always in Victor’s delight to bring something back to life from the dead. So he does so by creating this monster. Shortly after creating the monster he realizes what he had done and what he had created. He was not willing to care for the monster that he had created

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    of Foreshadowing in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein "But I forget I am moralizing in the most interesting part of my tale; and your looks remind me to proceed." (33) Foreshadowing is an important part of any novel. It can be use to heighten suspense because as a reader is going through a novel the foreshadowing is telling them that something bad is about to happen and it is their job to follow the clues and try to guess what it is. Through out the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley‚ the three main narrators

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    The book “Frankenstein” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley discusses Victor Frankenstein’s life before the creation and after. The monster wasn’t made for mass destruction but godful life. Seeking revenge for rejection from mankind‚ the creature creates loneliness in Victor’s life. The question “Is man born evil or is evil created in man by society” is answered in the book because the creature wasn’t born evil. Over the years he grew a dark side because of no guidance‚ rejection‚ failure‚ and jealousy

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    from the book “Frankenstein”‚ explains how he creates the creature and the ideas that lead him to his creation. In the beginning of chapter 4‚ it made it pretty obvious that Frankenstein was interested in the idea of dead people. For example‚ Frankenstein stated that “to examine the causes of life‚ we must first have to recourse to death‚”(Shelley 18). This proves to show that Frankenstein was already planning on making his creature apart of death. Another process that Frankenstein used to construct

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    Image 3 3a. This book cover does not correlate with my preconceived notions about Frankenstein because there is a naked man instead of the stereotypical green and blockhead monster. 3b. Based on this cover‚ I believe that the creature is very vulnerable‚ as he is naked. In addition‚ I think the creature is ashamed of himself as portrayed through his curled up body language‚ almost “hiding” his body from the scientist or the society around him. Moreover‚ his face‚ which appears flustered‚ indicates

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    Frankenstein; or‚ The Modern Prometheus‚ is a novel written by English author Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein‚ who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen‚ and the novel was published when she was twenty. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley ’s name appears on the second edition‚ published in France in 1823. Shelley had travelled through Europe in 1814

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    Frankenstein‚ a book by Mary Shelley about a scientist named Victor Frankenstein‚ exhibits many elements and has lots of hidden symbolism within the text. My creature really shows just how unique this book is by having each body part represent some element of the book. The head of the monster is supposed to represent how quick the monster learns and how reading affected his growth. The monster learns language very quickly “My days were spent in close attention‚ that I might more speedily master the

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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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