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    her first and unique novel Frankenstein. Almost 200 years later director Alex Proyas released his new blockbuster I‚ Robot based on the homonymous short story by Isaac Asimov. Both stories tell the viewer a fiction about creatures produced by human beings. These creatures feel itself as a stranger in the society and misunderstood. But even if the stories have the same beginning they are presented in a different way. So the question is: Is the movie I‚ robot the Frankenstein of the 21st century? The

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    however‚ the creature from Frankenstein has always been a classic horror figure for kids to dress as. Frankenstein has been an influential film among the horror genre‚ inspiring similar plot lines for films‚ a continuation of the series‚ and remakes of the film‚ as well as an overall classic everyone knows of. Though it had minor imperfections‚ the story was greatly portrayed and produced for its time period and lack of advanced resources. The tale of Frankenstein is well known‚ as is the film

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    Feminist Criticism “In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the author characterizes each woman as passive‚ disposable and serving a utilitarian function” (Haddad). For example the women in the story provide nothing more‚ but a channel of action for the male characters of the story. Justine’s character is very passive and she is tossed back and forth between the family and frankenstein‚ when she is accused of murdering Victor’s brother. This just shows a basic role of how women were put out to be just

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    transgression in the texts under study? In comparing the treatment of the myriad of enduring issues and concepts explored in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982)‚ the influence of their vastly different contexts is impossible to overlook. Despite their radically different context and genre informed approaches‚ Blade Runner and Frankenstein ultimately come to what is in essence the same conclusion - to act as cautionary tales against the consequences of transgression and

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    Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein” it is clear to the reader that Mary Shelly was influenced by her upbringing in a patriarchal society. This might confuse some before reading the book‚ because her mother was Mary Wollstonecraft‚ a famous philosopher and feminist. Mary Shelly’s Mother died when she was very young so she did not have a strong female influence in her life. Safie‚ a character in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein‚ is thought to be based off of Mary Wollstonecraft. Victor Frankenstein‚ the main character

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    and the context in which they were written. The two texts ‘Frankenstein’ and ‘Blade Runner’ both embody themes of science‚ creation and nature that are reflected in the author’s life and what was happening in the world around them. By examining Mary Shelley’s life we can see many of the key themes of her time reflected in Frankenstein. The novel Frankenstein was written in 1818 and follows the story of a scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein and his quest for creating life. However his experiment goes

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    Surrounded by an atmosphere of mystery there is always a secret waiting to be solved. In the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ hidden laws of nature unfolds as lives are destroyed when knowledge is acquired and understanding is unstoppable. The mystery ‚ the feeling of terror in the reader‚ and the supernatural elements are the essential ingredients in Frankenstein. Mary Shelley established an atmosphere of mystery in the novel by not giving the readers every single detail of an event or creation

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    also some of the most harmful creations throughout history. With something so influential‚ the question becomes whether creators of new technology should be responsible for the good or bad that this new technology creates. In the novel ‘’Frankenstein’’ Frankenstein is a scientist who brought a monster to life The use of technology used in this novel caused the monster to murder all of Frankenstein’s friends and family‚ because of irresponsible behavior and not take care the monster he created. But

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    There were many gothic elements in Frankenstein that were easy to spot. Due to the fact it consisted evil‚ mystery‚ supernatural‚ dark aspects of life and the romanticism associated to the Goth genre. Throughout the novel it has bordered on the morality of life and death itself where the actions of Victor Frankenstein has caused severe consequences. Through his actions we were able to see the many of the gothic elements which are shown through his story and that of the monster. Each element adds

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    of suffering in Mary Shelly ’s ’Frankenstein ’ and P.B.Shelly ’s ’Alastor: Or the spirit of solitude ’. The theme of suffering is best conveyed through the "solitary" aesthetic figure of the wanderer or vagrant. Romantic writers produced works revealing extremes of isolation and socialisation‚ creating ’either a wild beast or a god ’ and proving that although solitude can render knowledge‚ it can also be the cause of deep suffering. Mary Shelley ’s Frankenstein‚ is an account of the monstrous

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