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    In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelly‚ the character by the name “the creature” responds in a significant way to injustice. He is brought into a world that treats people based on appearance‚ and his creator‚ Victor‚ had made him hideous.Mostly in all schools they teach young kids to “not base a book by its cover”‚ meaning do not assume negative/positive thoughts about a person just based on their looks. The creature was born without having someone to watch after him‚ and this affected the way

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    The standard novel Frankenstein is a mass of horrific situations. Writer‚ Mary Shelly demonstrates her passionate side of ghost stories as she fulfills them within her novel. As she writes the novel Frankenstein‚ it enlightens her to come up with many ideas relating to horror stories. Frankenstein‚ is a novel that should make one’s blood run cold because of all the wrong and offset things that happen between the creature and civilians that are in it. It is uplifted from the beginning of the novel

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    In Frankenstein by Mary Shelly‚ there are many topics being portrayed throughout the novel: Madness and obsession‚ Nature‚ and Physical Appearances (the beautiful and the monstrously ugly). In the first drawing‚ the skull represents the madness and obsession Victor goes through as he is making this creature. Victor begins with this abundance of knowledge; the obsession to be able to expand this knowledge then leads him to the lack of morality. “My mind was filled with one thought‚ one conception

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    The book “Frankenstein” by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley discusses Victor Frankenstein’s life before the creation and after. The monster wasn’t made for mass destruction but godful life. Seeking revenge for rejection from mankind‚ the creature creates loneliness in Victor’s life. The question “Is man born evil or is evil created in man by society” is answered in the book because the creature wasn’t born evil. Over the years he grew a dark side because of no guidance‚ rejection‚ failure‚ and jealousy

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    knowledge and possibilities. In fact‚ it is knowledge that is the primary engine for discovery. It is knowledge that scientists most vigorously crave and chase after. However‚ the search for knowledge may be an unquenchable thirst. In Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley‚ through Victor Frankenstein‚ illustrates that the pursuit of knowledge can bring ruin. Indeed‚ all throughout history‚ advancements in every aspect of life have been made through the pursuit of knowledge. For

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    Humans are not born evil‚ they are turned evil. A person can not deem a baby as being evil on how it came to be. In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein a man is created by another man‚ Victor Frankenstein. Victor didn’t not see the good in his creation only saw the ugliness of the creature he has brought to this world. [Secondary students should critically read Frankenstein to see that this “monster” wasn’t not made to be evil‚ just turned evil by views of the people around him.] This “monster” did not

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    Isolation and Resentment in Shelley’s Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ deals with two very distinct individuals: the young-but-foolish Victor Frankenstein and his creation‚ the “Monster”. Victor is the main focus of the novel for the beginning chapters‚ while the rest of the work focuses more on the development and actions of the Monster. The characters of Victor and the Monster are first brought together during the Monster’s creation in Chapter 4 (34). It was Victor’s isolation

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    Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Memorable Monster In 1818‚ The British Critic‚ a British literary magazine‚ assessed Mary Shelley’s new novel‚ Frankenstein‚ The Modern Prometheus. The reviewer wrote: "We need scarcely say‚ that these volumes have neither principle‚ object‚ nor moral; the horror which abounds in them is too grotesque and bizarre ever to approach near the sublime‚ and when we did not hurry over the pages in disgust‚ we sometimes paused to laugh outright; and yet we suspect

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    The Truth of Frankenstein What is the driving force behind all mankind for good or bad? It drives humanity to the farthest edges of sanity and in the midst of it all‚ they lose themselves. Mary Shelly uses revenge as a driving force in her novel Frankenstein. This is seen through the plot‚ characterization‚ and dialogue. In Frankenstein’s plot‚ we see revenge as a force constantly driving the story to stay alive like a heartbeat. While studying at the university‚ Victor is told all the subjects

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    During the Romantic Era‚ Mary Shelly was inspired by several authors‚ such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and John Milton‚ to write her very first novel‚ Frankenstein. In her novel‚ Mary Shelly incorporated the idea that nature is beautiful in many ways. Men were supposed to find peace‚ joy‚ and love in it rather than fear and misery. One of her main characters was a monster who was referred to as the devil‚ and who was created by Victor Frankenstein. The devil is made up of one hundred percent of various

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