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    Frankenstein extreme ignorance towards fixing the problems ha has created also contributes his side of monster. He remains very ignorant in this situation. He does not realize that his creation become a monster‚ after he refused to accept and care. Unfortunately‚ when he try to fix problems it was too late to make any decisions. First he ruins the monster’s life by not giving him his rights. Then he destroy everything for the other creature he has in front of monster’s eye. This leads to a massive

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    thoughts to themselves. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein explores evil by having the protagonist create a monstrous alter-ego. This ultimately shows that if people do not keep the evil side of themselves in control then they will fall victim to it. Delving into Frankenstein I will be looking at the approach Shelley took in showing the evil side of her main character and how that evil is not another being but in fact her characters alter ego. Victor Frankenstein is a well-educated‚ wealthy man of science

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    Isolation and Resentment in Shelley’s Frankenstein Mary Shelley’s novel‚ Frankenstein‚ deals with two very distinct individuals: the young-but-foolish Victor Frankenstein and his creation‚ the “Monster”. Victor is the main focus of the novel for the beginning chapters‚ while the rest of the work focuses more on the development and actions of the Monster. The characters of Victor and the Monster are first brought together during the Monster’s creation in Chapter 4 (34). It was Victor’s isolation

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    <center><b>The Unjust Isolation of Frankenstein’s Creation and Other Reasons to Never Become a Model: Societal Prejudices in Shelley’s Frankenstein</b></center> <br> <br>A Swiss Proverb once enlightened‚ "When one shuts one eye‚ one does not hear everything". Sadly‚ vision is the primary sense of mankind and often the solitary basis of judgment. Without human’s limitations of the shapes‚ colors and textures of our overall outward appearances‚ the world would be a place that emphasizes morals‚ justice

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    Exploring the Theme Abandonment in Frankenstein “One must not abandon their obligation as a parent‚ when making the decision to take responsibility for the child.” Every child needs someone to admire and look up to as a parental figure teaching them from what is right and wrong. In relation to this quote‚ Mary Shelley profoundly discusses the theme of abandonment throughout the novel as it was a dramatizing event that took place during her lifetime when she was a child. Mary Shelley’s mother passed

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    Mary Shelley’s theme on Creationism The idea of creationism is one of the underlying themes behind the novel Frankenstein. It is apparent from the beginning of the novel‚ where Victor actually creates the monster‚ all the way through the end of the novel where Victor is to create a companion for the monster. When the monster is first created‚ Mary Shelley presents the reader with a very negative picture. "It was on a dreary night in November"¦" is how she starts the chapter in which the monster was

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    IThe novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley‚ is a gothic piece of literature that was created out of a contest with her friends. Victor Frankenstein is a scientist that pursued a way to give life to an inanimate body. He was obsessed with this idea of creating his own being. He collected his parts and planned the process‚ but he never expected such results. The creation turned out as a monster to Victor‚ his appearance was horrific and grotesque‚ which led Victor to run away from his own creation.

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    When reading the book there are five major themes:. society‚ nature‚ ambition‚ loss of innocence and prejudice. Prejudice being the most prominent because of how the monster is treated‚ he is looked at and brantley called a monster. Many people are afraid of him and will not give him the chance. This rolls on into society‚ they are not willing to accept the monster as a being. Frankenstein is also a unusual fellow‚ he has withdrawn from society to work on projects/experiments. He is also into nature

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    Frankenstein was just your average joe until he lost his mother then all hell broke loose inside of his head. Mary Shelley developed the theme of death through having Frankenstein’s mother dying from scarlet fever‚ this is when Victor’s urge for the knowledge about death comes through the seams. His mother was nursing his sister back to health from scarlet fever‚ the inevitable happened‚ his mother had contracted scarlet fever and that took her fate. Frankenstein couldn’t get over the fact that nothing

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    follows a father and son throughout their journey in a new world in which they hope to survive. McCarthy uses imagery‚ God‚ the characters themselves‚ and the structure of the novel to implement the theme of isolation in The Road. Imagery‚ a strong presence in The Road‚ assists in the creation of the theme. The novel is filled with descriptive images of the “ashen scabland” (15) the world has become. The land is “gullied and eroded and barren. The bones of dead creatures sprawled in the washes”

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