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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Monstrosities Where there is so much as a speculation of an abomination‚ there is a society desperately scrambling to reinstate dominance. Society’s fight for supremacy is prevalent in both books‚ Frankenstein by Marie Shelley and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. The creature from Frankenstein and Lenny from Of Mice and Men are both mortally wounded from the agonizing blows of society. They share the same cuts and bruises‚ but neither of the characters receives the necessary stitches to help heal
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According to Soloveitchik there are two Adams in Genesis‚ one for each account of the creation of the earth. And these two Adams are representative of two aspects of the human character. Adam I and Adam II are each archetypes that teach a lesson to the readers of Genesis‚ which‚ according to Soloveitchik‚ is why they are both included in the Bible. Carrying Soloveitchik’s approach to reading Genesis to the rest of the book and applying his Archetype theory to other characters in the scripture yields
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Victor Frankenstein’s monster‚ appearing in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ represents a sympathetic character. The monster is a sympathetic character because he is in search for a companion: being abandoned by his creator and rejected by society‚ who misunderstands him. He’s shown the ideal family dynamic through the De Lacey’s‚ and he shows selflessness to save a girl from drowning‚ later being shot as a result. This abomination without a name gradually acquires sympathy throughout the text. To
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