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    creatures in Frankenstein is comparative to the same issue the courts have with abortion laws. Various angles of abortion can be quite overwhelming as well as who makes the final decision. Many governments have struggled to strike what they believe to be a balance between the rights of pregnant women and the rights of fetuses. Before life is started‚ generally‚ an individual has thought about whether or not they want to create life. All life is created whether it is the creatures in Frankenstein or development

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    How has your study of Frankenstein and Blade Runner deepened your understanding of the ways the characters within a text are vehicles through which composers explore the values of their time? A comparative study of texts and contexts show how composers use characters to demonstrate the impact that the values of individuals have on the world. Despite a significant time difference between the novel‚ Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus‚ written by Mary Shelley in 1818‚ and the film‚ Blade Runner

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    portrayals of these ideas are shifted over time due to a shift in context. Frankenstein was composed during the romantic era in the 19th century when the western world was experiencing its first Industrial Revolution. The advent of science as a force in society resulted in individuals retreating to the natural world to seek solace. This notion is represented in Shelley’s novel in epistolary form which reveals how Walton‚ Frankenstein and the monster retreat to the natural world at some point in the text

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    Mary Shelley’s‚ ‘Frankenstein’ and Ridley Scott’s‚ ‘Blade Runner’ both take social fears and reflet them. They show aspects of Film Noir‚ Gothic literature‚ Romanticism‚ The impact of Science and natural philosophy‚ Crime fiction and Post modern literature. The two texts‚ although different in overall context‚ have many themes‚ ideas and values which closely link them to each other while still portraying differences. The image that I have chosen to portray these similarities and differences is a

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    and completeness that Frankenstein lacks (Schaffrath 5). That being said however‚ Frankenstein utilizes its narrow perspective as a way to appeal to audiences with its added suspense‚ and does so whilst providing audiences with the mental accounts of the antagonist himself; an effective method of establishing character development of the antagonist which Dracula lacks greatly (Britton 2; Schaffrath 5). Though seen as a true horror story‚ unlike Shelley Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Dracula ends on a rather

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    What insights have you gained about humanity from the comparative study of texts and context that you have undertaken? The film Blade Runner by Ridley Scott and the gothic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley reveal key insights concerning humanity through the contrasting texts. The composers successfully introduce and deal with the issues of humanity by challenging the established values of their times reflected to the responder through the provocative language and film techniques. Both texts are

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    Literature: Long Essay on Frankenstein Cormac O’Brien 2 AB Literrature Ms Hearne “We never meet people in fiction‚ just characters who we can read to represent different individuals‚ groups and ideas. Explore some of the representations you find most interesting in Frankenstein.” 1‚745 Words Written in 1818 and conceived from a nightmare‚ the gothic novel of Frankenstein is one of the most chilling and deeply disturbing stories ever told. The novel has transcended time periods‚ and today

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    Frankenstein Frankenstein‚ written by Mary Shelley‚ is a tale about a creature that is not loved. Victor Frankenstein created a living being from spare parts. He ran from it when he found that it was not as he expected. He did not give the creature the love and acceptance that it needed. Love is one of the most basic human emotions and although the creature was not human he did have a strong need for it‚ "His jaw opened‚ and he muttered some inarticulate sounds‚ while a grin wrinkled his cheeks

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    made with the same purpose‚ to show a monster like a human. One made in the past with smaller knowledge with technology. The other has greater technology with lots of better qualities on the monster‚ which makes it look more human like. Henry Frankenstein is a brilliant scientist who has been conducting experiments on the re-animation of lifeless bodies. He has conducted experiments on small animals and is now ready to create life in a man he has assembled from body parts he has been collecting

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    Frankenstein essay Frankenstein is a didactic novel that teaches the reader not to judge solely on appearances‚ as they can be deceptive. The protagonist‚ the famous Creature‚ is shunned by society due to his hideous physique. This highlights Mary Shelley’s criticism of her prejudiced society‚ who consider the Creature as a monster because of something as superficial as his physical appearance. However‚ the reader knows that The Creature has a good heart and a true inner beauty‚ yet he is seen as

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