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    among many but it can be fixed. In the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein has a great family who loves him dearly and when his mother dies he leaves his family to go to college. At the university he learns and studies extensively with ambitions for creating new life‚ one character flaw of his. He also ends up egotistically shutting himself off from the outside world including his family‚ who loved and cared for him all of his childhood. In Frankenstein‚ author Mary Shelley utilizes Victor Frankenstein’s

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    The story of Frankenstein has been told around the world in various different ways. I remember the story of Frankenstein to be completely different from what Mary Shelly had written in her novel. I had always remembered Frankenstein being the monster that was created‚ but turns out Frankenstein is the creator of the monster. Despite all the different versions of Frankenstein none of them accurately resemble the true story of Frankenstein. When I first began to read Frankenstein I had no idea what

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    mentions his strong desire for love. He eventually approaches the cottagers he was watching and the only person home was the blind father. The blind man accepts him into his house and displays a glimpse of love to the monster. On the other hand‚ Frankenstein was able to obtain love much easier than the creature. Although it was easier for Victor‚ he shows his desire for love in a letter he wrote to his father: “My dear father‚ re-assure yourself. I love my cousin tenderly and sincerely. I never saw

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    In Frankenstein‚ the role of the monster and human are subtly revered with Victor considered more monstrous than the creature he created. This is because first‚ Victor is portrayed monstrous than the creature because he abandons his creature instead of educating and friendly introducing him to the world‚ which is itself a monstrous act of irresponsibility. Secondly‚ Victor ought to know that the creature will likely harm others‚ but due to his selfishness he places his family and friends at great

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    Frankenstein is a novel of a man who was born in Geneva to a very well-known family. At a young age‚ Frankenstein’s parents took in his close childhood friend‚ Elizabeth to live with them. This came about when Elizabeth’s mother passed away. Frankenstein’s mother had decided while on her death bed that Elizabeth and Frankenstein should marry. It would seem that his life was laid out for him. As a teenager‚ Frankenstein becomes interested in the study of the natural world. This intense interest

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    Dangerous Knowledge—An Analytical Essay on “Frankenstein” The pursuit of discovery and knowledge are thrilling aspects of human achievement‚ but can also be very dangerous if not handled correctly. In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein‚” Shelley portrays these two aspects of accomplishment as dangerous‚ destructive‚ and even fateful. Shelley begins her novel with an ambitious seafarer named Robert Walton. Walton is determined to reach the North Pole‚ where he may “tread a land never before imprinted by

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    BLADE RUNNER | FRANKENSTEIN | Blade Runner1 is a Ridley Scott adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? As a dystopia (dark future) it uses the glazed cinematic techniques of film noir that tends to distance us from the characters and actions. | This is a Gothic Novel.  Mary claims the inspiration for her story came from a vision she had during a dream. Her story was the only one completed and has become one of the most famous Gothic novels of all time.  Mary

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    Who is the True Monster? “With great power comes great responsibility.” As cliché as this popular Hollywood quotation may sound‚ it is extremely fitting to describe the situation where Dr. Frankenstein finds himself. When one has the ability‚ knowledge and power to create another living‚ breathing and thinking piece of flesh‚ a burden is immediately presented to whomever holds this invaluable control. Will this power be used to create horrible monstrosities that will be a form of destruction

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    Frankenstein is a story of revenge. Throughout out the story the creature is in the pursuit of revenge since his creator‚ Frankenstein‚ has made him suffer. In other words‚ he is in the pursuit of justice and he does not care how he gets it. The thing that makes the creatures pursuit for justice interesting is that more than half of the time he does not know he is looking for it. Since he is created he has no prior knowledge of anything‚ so that means he does not know any concepts or ideas. Although

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    Ambition is usually seen as the primary tool to promote achievement. In the novel Frankenstein‚ there are three outstanding examples of people with ambitions‚ and each person achieves their goal in a different way. Mary Shelley uses the journeys of Robert Walton‚ Frankenstein‚ and the creature to warn against ambition for the purposes of self-gratification‚ as they ultimately lead to the detriment of the lives of others. In his letters to his sister‚ Walton is clearly aware that his ambition travel

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