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    All the tragedy‚ murder‚ and despair in Frankenstein occurs because of a lack of connection to either family or people in general. The true evil in Frankenstein is not Victor or FM‚ but isolation and solitude. When Victor becomes lost in his studies he removes himself from human society‚ and therefore loses sight of his responsibilities and the consequences of his actions. FM becomes vengeful not because he’s evil‚ but because his isolation creates overwhelming hate and anger towards Victor. It becomes

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    Our own philosophies can eventually be our downfall if we are not careful. In the story of Grendel‚ Grendel is pulled in two conflicting sides; one of which being the Shaper’s words of hope and goodwill‚ but the other being the pain of isolation that resides within him. In the novel‚ the Shaper plays the part in which he speaks of great epics‚ the accomplishments and how breathtaking the human race is while at the same time shining a bad light onto Grendel. The Shaper delivers all of his words in

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    Frankenstein: The Theme of Abortion Most of us have read the novel Frankenstein. There are many themes that come along with one of the first gothic‚ romantic science fiction novels of the 17th century. Mary Shelly used her background life to create this horror book. She influenced future horror films for decades to come‚ Halloween costume ideas and quote upon quotes. Although this book carried the obvious Halloween-feel themes Shelly had a greater meaning for the book. Shelly believed in the need

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    mistaken in her choice to bring Edward to live with them‚ as he is safer in his solitary castle. Likewise‚ Frankenstein only realizes his mistake after the deed is done. Peg carelessly endangers her family and town as a result of her blind trust of Edward. As a result of her irresponsibility‚ she ruins her family’s reputation and causes a rift in among the townspeople. In a similar fashion‚ Frankenstein ruins his family by causing the demise of its members through the disregard of his creation. The true

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    Emotional and physical isolation in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are the most pertinent and prevailing themes throughout the novel. These themes are so important because everything the monster‚ Victor‚ and Robert Walton do or feel directly relates to their poignant seclusion. The effects of this terrible burden have progressively damaging results upon the three. The first glimpse of isolation we see comes from Robert Walton. The Arctic seafarer whose letters open and close Frankenstein. Walton picks the

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    Alienation and Isolation Alienation and isolation have been apparent in society since the beginning of man. When an individual stumbles outside the realm of social normality they are viewed as degradation to society or a threat to normal society.(“Truthmove” 2012) In the gothic tale of Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley frequently displays the many different forms of alienation. Victor Frankenstein and his creation were two of the characters in this book that went through alienation and isolation. Victor

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    The Theme of Appearance in Frankenstein Frankenstein is to be “sometimes considered one of the first science fiction novels” (Fox‚stacy ”Romantic and Gothic Representation in Frankenstein”). Frankenstein was written by Mary Shelley. In this novel the main characters where Victor Frankenstein‚ his creation the monster‚ Robert Walton‚ Elizabeth Lavenza‚ Alphonse Frankenstein‚ and Henry Clerval. Frankenstein starts out with a normal boy named Victor Frankenstein who discovers an early interest in science

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    Frankenstein is a story of revenge. Throughout out the story the creature is in the pursuit of revenge since his creator‚ Frankenstein‚ has made him suffer. In other words‚ he is in the pursuit of justice and he does not care how he gets it. The thing that makes the creatures pursuit for justice interesting is that more than half of the time he does not know he is looking for it. Since he is created he has no prior knowledge of anything‚ so that means he does not know any concepts or ideas. Although

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    9.4 Themes Of Frankenstein

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    Goal: to evaluate the themes in the novel and apply these themes to a larger truth about life. Directions: Please choose Option One OR Option 2- you do not need to do both. Option One: FRANKENSTEIN: Themes of the novel Remember a theme is a moral or lesson within a story. However‚ authors are not always trying to teach their readers a lesson; sometimes they are just making observations about life and human nature. Some‚ but not all‚ of the themes of Frankenstein are beauty‚ revenge‚

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    The use of symbolism also strengthens the prevailing theme by tying in additional hidden messages to the novel. The process of Frankenstein relaying his story is painful for him because it is symbolic that he never learned from his mistakes or repented. He expresses this grief to Walton “I cannot describe to you the agony that these reflections inflicted upon me; I have tried to dispel them‚ but sorrow only increased with knowledge” (Shelley 83). Frankenstein’s story shows how his entire pursuit

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