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    Forbidden City Quote Chart

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    Forbidden City Quote Chart Theme Quotation Son and dad relationship -“I’m really proud of [my dad]” (Bell‚ 2) -“I have to handle the tickets and boarding passes and steer Dad around “ (Bell‚ 10) -“Alex‚ I would rather have you up here in case anything happens” (98) -“I wanted dad to be with me” (143) -“He searched my face‚ his eyes coming alive”(187) Grief Alex and Dad are grief-stricken when they think of their mom‚ who are not living with them -Dad’s “shoulders and head shook from

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    Victor Diary Entry

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    to do on this trip. From going to high altitudes to even higher‚ the cold has not yet fazed us. As you may have figured out from reading‚ I’ve decided to continue on my voyage to find the passage to the North Pole. Victor’s relentless pursuit of knowledge and achievement has pushed me to keep going on my mission. I will continue to write to you on my journey to say that I am safe and well. I was hesitant that I would return to my homeland after witnessing Mr. Victor’s

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    Frankenstein: Synopsis

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    Frankenstein Final Essay When referring to the following quote stated by Harold Bloom‚ “The greatest paradox and most astonishing achievement of Mary Shelley’s novel is that the monster is more human than his creator.” I agree with his statement because it’s vivid to see that Victor lacked on some human characteristics such as emotions and feelings. Despite the fact that after being treated the way he was by others‚ the monster seeks revenge for Victor’s abandonment and for making him an unbearable

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    Mary Shelley Gothic Horror and Science-Fiction - Frankenstein Essay   Mary Shelley Gothic Horror and Science-Fiction - Frankenstein Essay Background: Mary Shelley’s life was surrounded with death as Mary Shelley’s mother died just ten days after giving birth to her. Her own daughter died within two weeks of birth. Then Mary’s husband drowned when he took a boat out to sea in a storm even though he could not swim. These deaths may be the reason why Mary Shelley became intrigued in bringing

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    Frankenstein- Isolation

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    elements play a strong role in Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ in the case that the characters she portrays have been negatively affected in such instances. Throughout the novel Shelley illustrates specific characters during this time of isolation and describes what occurs when they do so. As the novel begins‚ the timeline of the story is reversed‚ instead of the traditional narrative told from beginning to end. From the start ‚Victor Frankenstein has already isolated himself from the rest of society

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    The Destiny of Victor Frankenstein Thesis: Victor Frankenstein’s death was not because of fate or destiny but because of his own values and choices. In his tragic story‚ Victor Frankenstein tends to blame his mistakes on other people or events. He placed blames on his father‚ his professors and the various events that are his destiny. However‚ it was his passions and beliefs that led him to his demise. He created his own destiny when he created the monster‚ and determined his own fate when he

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    Frankenstein Letter

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    Frankenstein Quiz Letters—Chapter 17 1. Frankenstein is described as a Gothic novel.  What are the ingredients‚ which define this type of work?    2. One of the key elements of the story is Victor’s state of mind.  Show how the events in the story affect his behavior. 3. Frankenstein has three main storylines. What are they? 4. Sum up the letters 1-4 from Robert Walton and interpret their meaning. 5. What are the romantic elements contained in the letters

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    Women In Frankenstein

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    minority. In the novel‚ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley‚ women are forced to live on the outskirts of a male dominated society. Stereotypically speaking‚ women are seen as possessions rather than human beings‚ the reader sees this throughout the novel. Female characters like Elizabeth‚ Justine‚ Margaret and Agatha are the backbone of the story for all the men‚ living their fictional lives‚ not for themselves‚ but to impact the men’s life. During the time Shelley was writing Frankenstein‚ women were considered

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    The Victors and Vanquished is a book that was edited by Stuart B. Schwartz in the year 2000. From reading the acknowledgements I gathered that Schwartz preparation with the book involved the help of his colleagues too. He even attended Yale University as a Professor and gave a seminar of the conquest of Mexico. However‚ Schwartz is not a researcher in Mexican ethnohistory‚ but a man whose goal is to spread new discoveries to people who enjoy culture’s past. The document that Schwartz presented the

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    Frankenstein is known as a gothic novel. The term Gothic fictions refers to a style of writing that is characterized by fear‚ death‚ horror‚ and surprisingly romance. Much of this type of literature involved monsters‚ such as the monster in the story Frankenstein. Usually in gothic novels‚ there are many tragedies. In the story many things can go wrong. For example‚ the science in Frankenstein can go too far like‚ if he is trying a new experiment to create himself a new pet and instead he creates

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