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    Frankenstein‚ written in 1818 by Mary Shelley‚ is a novel written in a narrative structure and in the characters’ point of view which makes more easy and understandable for readers to know the characters’ feelings and thoughts. The story illustrates how the main character Victor Frankenstein‚ falls into a total destruction due to the usage of his superficial knowledge to play God by creating an abhorrent monster. As a result of his imprudent behavior‚ the monster undergoes a lot of hardships such

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    How does Shelley present the disturbed nature of the Monster in Part Two? Despite being disturbed‚ the Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ was fully aware of his capabilities and his own strength even when ostracised from society. Evidence of this is when Shelley writes “I could‚ with pleasure‚ have destroyed the cottage and its inhabitants and glutted myself with their shrieks and misery”. Here‚ the monster would of indulged himself by murdering the DeLacy family and wouldn’t bare any signs

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    Abandonment is an area of parenting that you never want to hear about. Throughout the novel‚ the main character Victor‚ shows bad parenting styles by abandoning his creation when he sees the two years of hard work fail and turn into a nightmare. The result of abandonment shows up as the monster that’s been created tries to get revenge on Victor and punish his family by killing them‚ teaching the monster to learn how to do things on his own and how their friendship struggled throughout the novel.

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    The Creation of Life Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ flies off the shelf as one of the most captivating works to ever be written. Told in first person narrative through letters by Robert walton. Shelley creates a riveting tale that shows what happens when Victor Frankenstein‚ a Mad scientist‚ takes on the quest to create life from death. Although a physical existence succeeded out of Victors mad scienstry‚ the creature he created lacked the most important parts of life. Hungry for understanding

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    Jileannette Figueroa​   ​​ The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ propose a character whose name is Victor Frankenstein‚ to be immoral to the society of the time. Victor Frankenstein is supposed to be the role model of the creature‚ this would come along with teaching It right from wrong as well as good from bad. His duties as a creator would also go along the lines of teaching him how to behave in a society‚ which is completely new for the monster‚ and no matter what his defects or what the

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    The novel Frankenstein‚ by Mary Shelley‚ begins with a series of four letters written from a man named Robert Walton‚ to his sister Margaret Saville. In the first letter‚ Robert is explaining to his sister his plan to journey to the north pole. He states that he will be going on a journey that will be both long and difficult. Later he includes that if successful‚ he will see his dear sister again‚ but if he fails‚ they may never see each other again. When Robert begins letter two‚ he opens by telling

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    of Foreshadowing in Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein "But I forget I am moralizing in the most interesting part of my tale; and your looks remind me to proceed." (33) Foreshadowing is an important part of any novel. It can be use to heighten suspense because as a reader is going through a novel the foreshadowing is telling them that something bad is about to happen and it is their job to follow the clues and try to guess what it is. Through out the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley‚ the three main narrators

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    Essay: “Who is the real monster in Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein?” Mary Shelley’s objective was to write a novel about how important‚ or not appearances are. The saying “You can never judge a book by its cover”‚ is what Mary Shelley is trying to explain to the reader. The tree main characters have different ways of seeing life‚ but loneliness bonds them together. They’ve had unique and painful life experiences‚ but nothing can stop them from pursuing their goal. This book it starts

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    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is about a man who creates a monster and‚ after failing to care for it‚ the monster wreaks havoc on his family and home. A key point in the story is that because the monster is ugly beyond imagination‚ Throughout the book‚ Shelley uses imagery to paint a horrifying picture of the monster by using phrases such as “pale and distorted”‚ and “.............”. She also describes the horrible consequences of the monsters actions by using phrases like “..............” These

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    The novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelly tells the story of an obsessive scientist who pursues to defy nature and create unnatural life. Victor Frankenstein attends a university where he is introduced to natural philosophy and soon after becomes consumed with a project replacing all ties to the outside world and those closest to him. When Frankenstein succeeds in bringing life to an inanimate body he is set back immediately by the botched creation he has made. Without a word from the creature‚ Frankenstein

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