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    that assures self-discipline. The movie Blade Runner presents power by dialogue. Bryant is the head of the police department that Deckard used to be a blade runner for. After Deckard retired‚ he was arrested and asked in a life-threatening matter to join the force again and hunt for replicants. Bryant states after Deckard tries to walk out on him‚ “Stop right where you are. You know the score pal. If you ’re not cop‚ you ’re little people” (Blade Runner). Bryant is indirectly stating that if

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    Mother Nature: More than Just a Common Phrase A typical romantic literary piece uses nature as more than just a setting. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is no exception‚ and Shelley does this by employing nature as a maternal presence. Because of their similar lacking of an actual maternal figure in their life‚ Victor Frankenstein and his creature both are able to better themselves with nature in this sense. Nature replaces their nonexistent mothers and acts as a benefactor for them. Throughout

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    system and if individuals were to hold their needs over others then the society would collapse. As Thomas Jefferson said‚ each member makes up society and in turn with a functioning society comes respectable individuals. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein

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    within people who have faced some sort of betrayal from a loved one‚ in this case‚ a ‘parent’ or its ‘child’. Both parties‚ Frankenstein and the creature‚ have betrayed one another severely; and both persons were obsessed with the concept of avenging the other. The creature was the initial party to initiate revenge‚ and Frankenstein wasn’t his first main target. Frankenstein may’ve been the first to spark the interest of avenging someone; however‚ he wasn’t the first person to trigger the endless

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    Blade Runner- Film Noir Technique Christine Groom Stuart 9/22/10 Debate rages over the definition of what constitutes a Film Noir. The consensus seems to center on the time period in which noir films were created which is early 1940’s through late 1950’s. It was an era of film making that used low budget sets‚ light and dark elements of lighting‚ altered space (sparse)‚ and sharp photographic focus shot at odd angles. Scripts were often based on pulp novels from the 1930’s. The protagonist

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    and those children have problems coping with everyday issues. Throughout the story Frankenstein and through much more research‚ it can be seen that mothers play an important role in the psychological and social development of children. From conception to about 3 years of age‚ not only is the infant’s brain and nervous system developing‚ but also the psychological formation of their bodies.

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    are women’s roles and male attitudes toward women portrayed in Frankenstein? In her novel Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley portrays all of her female characters from both positive and negative perspectives. Writing the novel in the early 19th century‚ Shelley addressed the common stereotypical view of women as inferior to men that society of the time held. Dominated by male narrators‚ the female’s perspective is ignored in the novel. By excluding the female’s perspective of Frankenstein‚ Shelley reinforces

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    Shelley‚ a woman who grew up daughter to the important Victorian feminist Mary Wollstonecraft‚ portrayed women in her most notable novel‚ Frankenstein‚ as passive beings inferior to their male counterparts. However‚ this farcical viewpoint is direct in pointing out the flawed treatment of women in society. Through her pessimistic portrayal of women‚ Shelley exhibits the typical attitude of women of the Victorian era in the nineteenth century. These characteristics of woman are exemplified through

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    isolation is the separation from others whether or not it is emotionally or physically. via out the novel frankenstein‚ through mary shelley‚ the subject matter of isolation carried on. inside the novel frankenstein each victor frankenstein and the creature (whom victor created) suffer from isolation both physically and emotionally. this isolation skilled by way of each of them could sooner or later lead to self-destruction of both their lives. victor added isolation upon himself‚ throughout his

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    Women play an indispensable role in Frankenstein. Women are generally seen as pure‚ innocent and kind. For example‚ Elizabeth stood up for Justine’s innocence but just because she couldn’t prevent her execution‚ Elizabeth wasn’t entirely powerless. Though women in the novel are never given the opportunity to act on their own‚ they had important status: that of desire. You see‚ for Victor‚ Elizabeth proves to be the only joy that could ease his guilty conscience. Similarly‚ the monster seeks a female

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