Anastasia Shevchenko Professor Patricia Barker English 1302 15 November 2013 Frankenstein In Marry Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ Victor and the monster share similar nature. Throughout the story‚ Victor Frankenstein and his creation share hatred towards one another. The two characters have the same objective that they are trying to achieve. They each not only value their learning through reading‚ but appreciate the natural world to help them cope‚ and have a craving for revenge when they feel it is
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Do you feel sorry for Victor in ‘Frankenstein’? Victor Frankenstein is the main voice in the novel ‘Frankenstein’ by Pat Barker‚ and is a complex character. On the one hand‚ I feel sorry for Victor as he spent two lonely years dedicating his hours to making this monster‚ even becoming ill because he became so focused on his project that he didnt look after himself properly. Therefore‚ its clear he had high expectations of the monster from the line “No father could claim the gratitude of his child
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Victor Frankenstein was always fascinated with his studies witch ultimately lead to the creation of the monster. Since Victor Frankenstein felt isolated from the outside world‚ one would assume that he built the monster to have a companion and to perfect humanity in the process but he ultimately fails. Even though he created the monster‚ Frankenstein was appalled to see he had created such a grotesque abomination and had no intension in keeping him around. If only the monster would have received
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the selfishness in his veins. In the novel Frankenstein‚ the protagonist Victor Frankenstein is this particular individual whose conscience consists of much responsibility but no discipline to show for it. Although he feels responsible for deaths of many others‚ Victor never confesses when he knows the fault is his. His vengeance almost keeps him away from the people closest to him‚ and it blinds him from their safety. Throughout the novel Frankenstein‚ Victor’s dire flaw causes him to care for his
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To what extent is Victor Frankenstein a tragic hero? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein presents the downfall of Victor Frankenstein‚ the tragic hero‚ as a result of his fatal flaw. Victor Frankenstein’s complex character‚ fits the guidelines of an Aristotelian Tragic Hero‚ which states that the hero must occupy a high status‚ epitomising nobility however‚ is not perfect - he possesses a tragic flaw‚ that is‚ an error of judgement‚ also known as harmatia. The hero also undergoes a process of self –
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Frankenstein Romantic novel by Mary Shelley Themes Anxiety about science o Natural philosophy (hybrid) [bunk!] Philosophical Religious Scientific  Fascination with electricity and magnetism Thought that electricity was the key to life  Intense interest in the origins of life Beginning to find fossils and pre-Darwin evolution Life and Death (see below) Romantic Triad Divine / nature / humanity Frankenstein is the opposite (upside down triangle)
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CONTEXT: Frankenstein Biographical Context: Mary Shelley * Parents renowned for their writing – intellectual philosophers of their day. * Mother was a feminist who argued against gender inequity * Father was known largely for his writings on the French revolution * Both experienced unhappy affairs * Shelley studied & published work of both her parents from a young age * Her literary background/parental influence encouraged her to act outside social expectations‚ ahead
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As ironic as it seems‚ and for the many differences shown between Victor and the Monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ there are also various similarities between these two characters. The way they want to learn‚ they way they used to love but now hate the world‚ and the great sense of remorse they feel at the end. Both‚ Victor and the Monster‚ had a great desire for learning. For Victor it was more about studying and becoming fully educated in the sciences. As for the monster however: he was more interested in learning about human life
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Thesis Paper: Frankenstein 2/13/11 “There is nothing I do better than revenge.” This is just a lyric in a random pop song called Better Than Revenge by Taylor Swift‚ but it isn’t actually taken to heart. Only a true monster could think with such hatred. This makes you wonder how a person comes to be a monster. Nobody’s born with hate‚ so how can a being have experienced so much of it? Well here is how to turn a creature into a monster in 3 easy steps. The first step in turning a creature
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Frankensteins debate: Thesis: The Creature is more human than Victor Frankenstein The creature is more human than victor because he learns all of his emotions from scratch and how to deal with them. Proof: The creature wants companionship and love when he observes the family in the cottage‚ but then feels rejection when they chase him away and then wants to get revenge‚ for being cast off by the human race. Explaination: All of those are very human emotions. Victor just sits around and acts
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