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    A. Victor Frankenstein

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    MULTIPLE CHOICE UNIT TEST 2 Frankenstein I. Matching/ Identification 1. Victor Frankenstein A. creator of the creature 2. Henry Clerval B. rescued Frankenstein from Arctic ice 3. Elizabeth Lavenza C. unknowingly taught the creature to read and write 4. Robert Walton D. recipient of a series of letters from her brother 5. Margaret Saville E. creature’s first victim 6. Justine Moritz F. Frankenstein family matriarch 7. William Frankenstein G. Frankenstein’s best friend

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    frankenstein Dustin Wadsworth Mrs. Martin British Literature Frankenstein essay 18/03/13 Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is an acclaimed novel written in 1818. She touched on many different subjects in the book. One of which was the act of science going against religion. When people of faith believe something goes too far. This seems to still be an issue today. The book fallows the life of Victor Frankenstein. He begins to become fascinated with different scientific theories

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    A Hero

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                                              Hero      A hero is defined as many things. While many people consider heroes to be larger than life figured‚ Christopher Reeves says that‚ "A hero is an ordinary person‚ who preserves‚ and endures despite overwhelming challenges". This quote analyzes an unconventional definition of a hero from Christopher Reeve’s point of view. What truly makes a hero is the courage to say that‚ it is not one‚ which is the hero it is someone else. Someone else that fought

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    Frankenstein Romantic novel by Mary Shelley Themes • Anxiety about science o Natural philosophy (hybrid) [bunk!] • Philosophical • Religious • Scientific  Fascination with electricity and magnetism • Thought that electricity was the key to life  Intense interest in the origins of life • Beginning to find fossils and pre-Darwin evolution • Life and Death (see below) Romantic Triad Divine / nature / humanity Frankenstein is the opposite (upside down triangle)

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    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores the downfall of certain human characteristics‚ set to the backdrop of creation‚ destruction‚ and preservation. The subtitle denoted by Shelly herself supports this idea‚ by relating the fact that the title can be viewed as either Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus. Shelly uses the story of the main character‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ to produce the concept of a dooming human characteristic of which Frankenstein states‚ "I have . . . been blasted in these hopes"(Shelley

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    Women In Frankenstein

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    Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ we are presented with various views of women‚ and their role in society and family. Here‚ I will explore the similarities of and differences between the female characters in the novel. The first female encountered in the novel‚ Caroline Beaufort‚ becomes a model around which many of Shelley’s other females are based. Frankenstein’s father first encountered her while she was tending to her dying father "with the greatest tenderness‚" and thus it is apparent

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    Fiend In Frankenstein

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    Throughout the story‚ Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ the creature who Frankenstein created has always concerned the audience of who he really is. There were many events in which the story perceived the creature as someone who is evil but it also illustrated the good of him. So the question in mind is‚ was the creature considered in people’s eyes a friend or a fiend? With this being said‚ there were many situations that led the creature to be a friend more than a fiend. To being with‚ the creature

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    Bipolar Frankenstein

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    of Victor Frankenstein‚ and some who read Frankenstein‚ may think that he is insane. It is true in the facts that he does have emotional outbursts at random times‚ which leads one to believe so. But in fact Frankenstein is bipolar. Bipolar disorder is when you are unable to control yours actions‚ whether they are manic or depressive. Frankenstein experiences drastic changes in mood‚ which can be clinically diagnosed as bipolar disorder. The severe mood changes that Victor Frankenstein experiences

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    How is Frankenstein a product of its time? Discuss in relation to Volume 1 The conception of the monster circumvents nature. Mary Shelley’s eponymously entitled novel‚ Frankenstein‚ was published in 1818 during the time of the industrial revolution and is considered to be of a hybrid genre. During Volume 1‚ Frankenstein is shown as a product of its time through the idea that nature is the sublime‚ the exploration of the Gothic and the idea that Victor Frankenstein represents the modern Prometheus

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    worlds. When an individual struggles with their own ambition and tries to balance this with self and others‚ they often get lost and as a result create conflicts between their personal and academic lives‚ as shown in Ed Kleiman’s short story North End Faust. This story depicts a man‚ Alex‚ who struggles to balance his ambition with his personal life and‚ as a result‚ grows overly fond of isolation‚ even though he knows the damage it can cause. Alex is a passionate man‚ as he has devoted a great deal

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