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    Victor encounter the monster during the night of it creation. He was horrify by the creature and said‚ “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe‚ or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form?”(Shelley 42). Its own creator would even be afraid of his own child that he had just created. The monster did not even made any movement or talked that Victor would soon left his own creation all alone‚ isolated. How can a father figure‚ left a child due to

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    the study of natural philosophy. Throughout Frankenstein’s study of natural philosophy‚ he becomes "acquainted with the science of anatomy: but this was not sufficient‚ [he] must also observe the natural decay and corruption of the human body" (Shelley 30). Frankenstein’s obsession with the study of anatomy causes him to isolate himself in his apartment from family‚ friends‚ and society and slowly develop the creation of a creature‚ imagining the creation of a new race of wonderful beings. The

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    In Passage from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and "The Eyes of Nye - Cloning " video clip they are talking about how clones can be helpful to people and how they can be dangerous. In Passage from Frankenstein A young student is creating a creature but ends up turning into something that is not expected. In clip "The Eyes of Nye" Nye and the scientists believed that the process of genetic engineering should be explored while In Passage from Frankenstein a young scientist gets into genetic engineering

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    Analysis of the Novel One may come to assume that Mary Shelley intended u to derive for her novel a lesson that would be important to everyone’s existence. In her tale‚ Frankenstein‚ she depicts a monster that is hideous and wretched looking. A monster’s whose appearance prohibits anyone from going beyond his exterior qualities to reach his inner ones. The reader is the only one‚ besides Frankenstein‚ that Shelley exposes the monster’s feelings and emotions to. The other characters shield

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    Frankenstein’s creation of the monster‚ Mary Shelley portrays the sanctity of creating life. The product of his selfishness opened a new world of horror and hate to the society in which he and his family lived. Shelley opens her book “Frankenstein‚” with a bittersweet setting which slowly turns into a horrific tragedy. Frankenstein lives a happy life until he finds himself in love with the idea of creating life. This desire consumes him until he is successful. Shelley portrays Frankenstein’s addiction in

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    in terms of appearance‚ focusing on his image rather than his character: “A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch” (Shelley 52). He subsequently fell ill because he could not confront his failure and tries to avoid his responsibilities: “I nearly sank to the ground through languor and extreme weakness” (Shelley 52). Victor is weak for being unable to process and accept what he had done. This is continuous throughout the novel‚ revealing

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    monster at first was like a feral child‚ without any human to help raise him or teach him a human lifestyle. It was in a way a bit different with the monster‚ however‚ since he learned about families and their interactions from the cottagers. Mary Shelley enabled the daemon to possess a much higher IQ than most men which helped him learn and realize that we all need/yearn for acceptance. Feelings that the Monster posses by realizing from the notes that

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    used to be straight-A student‚ she had no friends. Now‚ she is looking for selling her kidney in order to pay the plastic surgery fee. Discrimination can change a person from innocent to evil is an important theme in the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Even though the main character in this novel is given no other name than “the monster” from the start‚ this is the opposite from the truth. In fact‚ the creature is extremely innocent at the beginning. It is only as a direct result of the cruel discrimination

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    Frankenstein What does Frankenstein have to do with the study of what it means to be human? Well‚ in many ways‚ Mary Shelley appears to be holding a mirror up to each person who reads her novel and allowing them to examine themselves in comparison with not only the monster but also with Victor. She says a lot about companionship and what that means for life as a human being. Shelley uses both Victor‚ her main character‚ and the monster to show the need for companionship‚ the result of loss and the

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    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 perhaps a more disturbing creature in her novel‚ she also covertly highlights the absence of women and their importance to society. The first aspect of Frankenstein that revealed

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