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    The Life and Literary Works of Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (August 30th 1797- February 1st 1851) was born in London England and was an editor‚ dramatist‚ essayist‚ and novelist best known for her novel Frankenstein (1818). Her father‚ William Godwin‚ was a political philosopher‚ and her mother‚ Mary WallStonecraft‚ was a philosopher and feminist. Mary Shelley’s mother died when she was 11 days old due to complications from child birth. Although Mary received little formal education

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    class family‚ and experienced a pleasant childhood. ...during every hour of my infant life I received a lesson of patience‚ of charity‚ and of self control‚ I was so guided by a silken cord that all seemed but one train of enjoyment to me. (ShelleyFrankenstein‚ P. 33). However‚ the Frankenstein’s were mainly concerned with physical appearance. Victor’s father married Caroline because of her exquisite beauty‚ and Elizabeth was adopted into the family‚ also because she was beautiful. Victor was also

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    Mary Shelley was able to hide highlights of her own society into her book Frankenstein. In Shelley’s time‚ men never listened to women in society and rejected their ideas. This frustrated the women of Shelley’s time and would even be frustrating in today’s time. Women would fight back and Shelley wrote the book despite the social push not to. The Creature represents women in the aspect that they are both ignored and even put down in society. “The whole village was roused‚ some fled‚ some attacked

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    novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley is told in the perspective of Robert Walton‚ who tells the story of Victor Frankenstein. The main protagonist of Frankenstein was Frankenstein and his creation‚ the monster. These characters experience guilt‚ sorrow‚ stress‚ worry‚ and despair throughout the novel‚ and they turn towards nature to calm down and relax. Thus‚ nature is a huge aspect in the lives of Frankenstein and the monster as nature it self is a condolence for them. Mary Shelley portrays

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    Please Require Frankenstein At my school‚ it is required that outside reading novels are read in accompaniment with the texts of the perspective language arts classes themselves. These books are chosen by the student. When it comes to finding the right books‚ students are given a list and introduced to a wide range of stories and novels. The contents of these literary works are entirely diverse. Very often‚ people have problems with the issues they deal with and many books get banned. Just

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    In the beginning of the novel... 1) Victor’s revenge in defying his father "But the cursory glance my father had taken of my volume by no means assured me that he was acquainted with its contents‚ and I continued to read with the greatest avidity." (page 25) Victor continued to read the books of natural philosophy by Cornelius Agrippa‚ in defiance of his father’s wishes. 2) Victor’s revenge in pursuing math and science "...I at once gave up my former occupations‚ set down natural history and

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    Summary Mary Shelley was born on August 30‚ 1797‚ in London‚ England. She was born to a philosopher‚ journalist‚ and novelist‚ William Godwin‚ and a famous feminist philosopher and writer‚ Mary Wollstonecraft. Sadly‚ Shelley did not have a chance to know her mother because of her death shortly after giving birth. Therefore‚ she was being taken care of by her father and half-sister‚ Fanny Imlay. Later on‚ Godwin married Mary Jane Clairmont‚ who had two children‚ Charles and Claire. Shelley did not

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    Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is extremely popular because it is considered one of the first science fiction and horror novels and a classic. Many themes from the novel can still apply to today’s society such as personal relationships‚ like when Victor isolated himself from family and a social life for his studies. Victor becomes so obsessed with science he abandons everything including his own health‚ “Every night I was oppressed by a slow fever‚ and I became nervous to a most painful degree; the

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    Introduction Frankenstein Mary Shelley Victor Frankenstein explores new science techniques creating a monster that he cannot control. In FrankensteinMary Shelley uses various themes to convey meaning to the novel related to nature‚ knowledge‚ and science. First piece of support begins with a transition and topic (could be first body paragraph). Nature "I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind?" When the monster realizes how ugly and hated he is he uses

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    Revenge is defined as being a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance‚ be it real or perceived. It is used to right a wrong by going outside of the law. This is because the individual taking revenge feels as though the law will not do justice. Revenge is also known as payback‚ retribution‚ retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized as a form of justice‚ an altruistic action which enforces societal or moral justice aside from the legal system. Francis Bacon described

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