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    English 111 AP Frankenstein Essay Due December 16th‚ 2011 • Write an essay (1000-1250 words) on one of the topics below. • MLA‚ Times New Roman‚ 12 pt font‚ one inch margins‚ typed‚ double space. • You must PROVE whatever statements you make by providing evidence from the text to support your claims. • You MUST use at least one other secondary (credited) source. Use research from either an online journal source or another critical source. • A properly designed Works Cited page must accompany

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    Frankenstein Homework 1. Who are the three narrators? How do their accounts of events fit together? There are three different narrators in Frankenstein‚ Shelly used a framing device and epistolary narration in Frankenstein in order to merge all three narrations together. A framing device is used when someone’s story is told by someone else who has read or been told the story. Epistolary narration is when a story is told through letters. Initially‚ Shelley introduces Walton’s point of view. We get

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    In the book‚ “Frankenstein” by‚ Mary Shelley‚ the characteristics of being monstrous are not clearly defined. I believe Shelley wants to leave much of the interpretation up to the reader. Shelley illustrates the aspect of monstrosity with its many forms in the two opposing forces‚ Victor Frankenstein and his creature; it is however‚ in Frankenstein where the true monster of the story lies. Throughout the entire novel‚ the human Frankenstein thinks only of himself‚ while the supposed monster is

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    I read one of the best all around books that I have ever read. I am of course talking about Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. The story takes place in Geneva around what seems to be the Middle Ages. The story first begins from the point of view of a Captain Robert Walton on a voyage with his younger sister seeking fame. They discover Dr.Frankenstein looking for his creature. And thus the story truly begins with the doctor’s recall of his childhood‚ which will ultimately lead back to the present. I loved

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    In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein the creature is brought into this world like a newborn child by his creator‚ Victor Frankenstein. Although the creature has a seemingly evil appearance and has committed malicious acts‚ he was once good and pure. Victor believes that his creature who he refers to by the names “wretch” and “daemon” was born evil‚ but I believe that the creature is actually very kind and good at heart and the creature is right to say “misery made me a fiend.” (Shelley 69) It was

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    the cause of his negative actions which isn’t the fault of Caliban himself. Caliban‚ although seen as a monster‚ is truly an innocent creature with good intentions until corrupted by Prospero’s evil attempts at humanization. Caliban’s natural innocence can be seen in many parts of the story. When Prospero came to the island‚ Caliban was eager to teach him a multitude of things about the island and how to live successfully on the island. Prospero returned the favor by attempting to teach Caliban

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    Revolution/Enlightenment period to the monster and his body in Frankenstein‚ I argue that society’s knowledge of the monster is formed in one of two ways; one‚ through scientific creation or two‚ through social construction. Now‚ it is through (1) physical features which differ drastically from others or (2) immoral actions that one becomes a monster in their own society. In part‚ “monsters” are products of their own environment. What makes the creature in Frankenstein a monster is that he is both a scientific creation

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    Before reading Frankenstein: or‚ the Modern Prometheus I didn’t know much about the story because the only exposure to the story I had was from Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein‚ while this rendition was extremely amusing‚ it did not follow the story line of the book in the slightest. I thought that the monster was named Frankenstein‚ I thought that the monster always had bad intentions‚ and I didn’t think the monster killed Victor’s family. Now that I have finished reading Frankenstein: or‚ the Modern

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    The Destruction in Frankenstein English IV Life‚ misfortunes‚ isolation‚ and abandonment are battles humans often struggle with. Similarly‚ I can recall battling with abandonment. It all started when I finally got my first job. I was stubborn and naïve‚ abandoning some of my old friends‚ and even family. My independence only allowed me to focus on myself‚ ignoring the criticisms and concerns of the people in my life that actually cared about me‚ yet acknowledging the opinions of those that

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    your comparative study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner suggest that the relationship between science and nature is an important universal concern? In your response make detailed reference to both texts. Both Blade Runner‚ directed by Ridley Scott‚ and Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ present the importance of the relationship between science and nature and their impact on humanity and act as a warning against the pursuit of knowledge without boundaries. “Frankenstein” is a mixture of scientific

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