Whenever we hear the tale of Frankenstein‚ our natural instinct is to demonize the creature himself. We’ve heard of his heinous acts and known of his unnatural upbringing; yet‚ we never question the origins of his trivial motives. To our knowledge‚ this “mutation of alchemy” is inherently evil and nothing short of the story’s main antagonist. However‚ I believe Mary Shelley‚ the mastermind behind this novel‚ reveals different intentions beyond the book’s face value. Not only does Shelley present
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Man’s supposed dominion over animals is far from absolute. In 2013‚ John Bradford‚ who had been the elephant manager at Dickerson Park Zoo for 25 years‚ was killed by one of the female elephants he had raised since 1990 while guiding her to a barnyard stall [1]. In the light of stories like this‚ one must question the extent of our control over animals and our own place as living creatures on this planet. Dominion is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as‚ “supreme authority‚” or‚ “absolute
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The Example According to Australian artist Stelarc the human body is obsolete‚ flawed and prone to problems such as pain and death (Leeker‚ 2000‚ p.49). He continuously extends and manipulates his physical body in bionic performances‚ experimenting with the expansion of the limits of the human body in projects such as Third Hand (1980)‚ Exoskeleton (1997) and Ear on Arm (2007). Moreover‚ he questions the necessity to stay human when technology starts to invade our lives and bodies (Stelarc‚ 1997
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A Discussion An dining hall containing no more or less than the necessities for a comfortable dinner‚ materializes seemingly out of nothing. Enter Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ 18th century counter-enlightenment luminary; Charles Darwin‚ 19th century naturalist; Karl Marx‚ 19th century political philosopher; and Sigmund Freud‚ 20th century neurologist and founder of psychoanalytic theory. No one is alarmed that four influential thinkers whose lifetimes span over two centuries are meeting for an inexplicable
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A popular theme that echoes throughout the texts of many British authors is religion; mainly in the point of view from the Holy Bible. In most british literature‚ the reader can draw conclusions that the author drew insight from the stories based upon Christianity. This insight can be reflected by major characters or events that happen in the text. In the allegory “Lord of the Flies” Simon‚ a major character‚ reflects Jesus Christ because both have similar events happen to them. As similar events
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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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Like Adam‚ the creature was launched into this world without a choice in who he is‚ how he’ll look like‚ and whether he initially wanted to be created. Adam‚ created by God‚ was the first of his kind designed in the image of affection and selflessness. Comparably‚ Frankenstein’s creation was flung‚ into the world of humans‚ the first of his kind; however‚ in an immense frame and a grotesque exterior. God had designed Adam in the image of beauty to‚ firstly‚ be accepted by society; however‚ it seemed
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1. The tying factor between the two scientists of The New Accelerator and The Man Who Evolved is logic-stopping passion. They are both incredibly passionate about their work until it consumes them‚ Pollard being "the man who evolved" (Edward Hamilton) and Gibberne being the "Chemist of considerable eminence" (H. G. Wells). One perishes due to this passion‚ the other does not. Before we the reader‚ personified into the stories by rather reserved first-person narrators‚ are allowed to observe the
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Evil is found anywhere: in the hearts of people‚ in history‚ and in the word “Devil”. The devil‚ also known as Satan‚ originates from Christian and Jewish theology; he is known to represent evil and wickedness. The song “Devil’s Dance”‚ written by James Alan Hetfield and Lars Ulrich‚ performed by Metallica‚ presents an ideal version of the devil. On the other hand‚ the song “Sympathy for the Devil” written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards‚ performed by The Rolling Stones‚ introduces its own devil
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is a prime example of “learn from past mistakes and experiences of others and yourself”. The characters learned several lessons‚ whether they be from themselves or another character. The monster learned from himself‚ the monster learned from the cottagers‚ Captain Walton learned from Frankenstein‚ and Frankenstein learned from himself. The monster Frankenstein created had to ultimately learn how to function. He felt sensations which he had to decipher to figure out
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