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    In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the creation of a second monster leads to the destruction of Victor Frankenstein’s health. The monster is tired of not being accepted by the human species‚ and demands Victor creates a female monster companion for him. The monster pleas and reasons for hours about why Victor owes it to him to create a female companion‚ and Victor finally gives in. He agrees on the condition that the monster must abandon the territory forever‚ which Victor must believe will put a cease

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    Mary Shelley either made this very ironic or very true. Either Victor is an ironic name because his whole life was messed up‚ he lost all love ones‚ his precious time‚ and his dreams. On the other hand‚ Victor could be looked at as victorious‚ he figured

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    In Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein‚ Victor Frankenstein never learns to mature‚ and can barely see the immorality of his experiments. His childish outlook on the entire situation between him and his creation emphasizes that he is controlled by his “Id”. He lacks acceptance of his creation’s appearance suggesting that despite his use of dead body parts‚ Victor imagined his creation to be beautiful as he imagines himself to be beautiful. However‚ if Victor used logical reasoning he would understand the

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    big‚ scary monster This essay will briefly examine a variety of features in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Firstly‚ it will examine the structure of the novel before turning to the three main characters. Afterwards‚ it will investigate how Shelley manipulates suspense and then discuss a few selected themes. Finally‚ it will offer a concise summary and a concluding statement. Concerning the structure of Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley structured her story in a series of layers‚ using a frame structure

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    Mary Shelley was able to hide highlights of her own society into her book Frankenstein. In Shelley’s time‚ men never listened to women in society and rejected their ideas. This frustrated the women of Shelley’s time and would even be frustrating in today’s time. Women would fight back and Shelley wrote the book despite the social push not to. The Creature represents women in the aspect that they are both ignored and even put down in society. “The whole village was roused‚ some fled‚ some attacked

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    In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ misery and isolation compel the Creature to act rampantly against society’s moral standards. Despite being left in isolation‚ the Creature manages to hurt people while using misery as a justification for murder. Due to his abandonment and mistreatment from humans‚ the Creature resides in isolation. When Felix beats the fiend after entering the cottage where the Creature was speaking to old DeLacey‚ the Creature “quitted the cottage‚ and in the general tumult escaped

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    tries to talk to the old man who is blind (Mr. De Lacey) and they become friends quickly‚ once the family comes they chase him off and leave the cottage in fear. This shows that just because the Monster is not good looking the family did not like him‚ Mary Shelley is trying to show that looks do not mean anything it is how good of a person you are. Character Names → This shows that the three name meanings earlier; Felix‚ Agatha‚ Safie‚ which mean wisdom/ purity‚ goodness‚ and happiness‚ are actually

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    daily life. We never question ourselves the limit in were knowledge can become dangerous or if knowledge for good is able to intertwined with evil. The idea of too much knowlege becoming dangerous is observed in the classic novel‚ "Frankenstein‚" by Mary Shelley. Dr. Frankenstein pure intentions of creating a creature from dead by electricity turns out to be a dark twist. Victor Frankenstein obsessive behavior over achieving to create a form of life by electricity‚ does not allow him to think or analyze

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    other in an enviable union. Day after day people mourn death and celebrate birth. There is a common innate fear due to the uncertainty that death will bring‚ and while most people avoid any dangers or acts of self-destruction‚ some run towards it. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the main characters fear not death but life due to their horrific past‚ ongoing trauma‚ and building guilt. Victor Frankenstein’s demise stemmed from his infatuation with the balance of nature and science. Even as a child

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