October 29‚ 2012 The Knights of Awesomeness (Elmo Martians) English 10H Ms. Boyderman 4B Friday Night Excerpt 1: The origins of “Frankenstein” “How I‚ then a young girl‚ came to think of‚ and to dilate upon‚ so very hideous an idea” 1.) During the rainy summer of 1816‚ the "Year Without a Summer"‚ the world was locked in a long cold volcanic winter caused by the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. Mary Shelley‚ aged 18‚ and her lover (and later husband) Percy Bysshe Shelley‚ visited Lord
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Feminism in Frankenstein Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein during an era in which women were fighting for a voice in life and society. Shelley reflected feminism from her personal life in this renowned gothic novel. The female characters of the novel were merely props and accents to the male characters of the novel. They made minimal contributions in the plot. The male characters viewed females as possessions and caretakers for their house and children. The roles of female characters in the novel
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01 Clerval give Frankenstein a letter from Frankenstein’s sister Elizabeth 02 Ernest is Frankenstein’s little brother 03 Justine’s mother does not love Justine‚ only take care to her other three kids‚ Frankenstein’s family think Justine is poor‚ take Justine to home. But‚ after five years later‚ Justine’s brothers and sister are dead‚ Justine’s mother think it is a punishment for she did not care about Justine. (The conscience of the women was troubled; she began to think that deaths of her favorites
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Frankenstein essay Frankenstein is a didactic novel that teaches the reader not to judge solely on appearances‚ as they can be deceptive. The protagonist‚ the famous Creature‚ is shunned by society due to his hideous physique. This highlights Mary Shelley’s criticism of her prejudiced society‚ who consider the Creature as a monster because of something as superficial as his physical appearance. However‚ the reader knows that The Creature has a good heart and a true inner beauty‚ yet he is seen as
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How much sympathy do we have for Victor Frankenstein up to Chapter 10? Victor Frankenstein plays a role of the creator of life and destruction in Mary Shelley’s ‘modern Prometheus’ of Frankenstein. He tampers with science and religion and is not only the victim of tragedy but the instigator as well. Victor is obsessed with discovering the elixir of life‚ arguably more so from the death of his Mother; ‘She died calmly‚ and her countenance expressed affection even in death. I need not describe the
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1/7/15 Victor Frankenstein’s God Complex In the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley‚ Victor Frankenstein is portrayed as a God figure. He creates the monster‚ which makes him like God because according to Christianity only God can create life. Frankenstein abandoned his creation‚ just like God turned his back on Jesus as he was crucified. Frankenstein made the monster‚ which killed people‚ which is a reference to when God created Adam and Eve and they sinned. When Frankenstein created the
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Rebecca History 112 Fallacies and Weaknesses February 9‚ 2010 In his article‚ “Blacks Should Stop Agitating for Political Equality‚” Atlanta Exposition‚ 1895‚ Booker T. Washington said that blacks should take advantage of the new opportunities given to them rather than fight for more rights. Though he understood this tendency‚ saying‚ “… it is not strange that in the first years of our new life we began at the top instead of at the bottom; that a seat in Congress or the state legislature
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Strengths and Weaknesses I find writing a very neutral subject because I am not terrible nor excellent at it. I have always written enough for it to be satisfactory. Therefore‚ I believe that one of my strengths as a writer is being able to understand what I have to write about and knowing what I want to say. I question myself every step of the way‚ asking myself “ Is what I am writing‚ answering the topic that I am addressing?” However‚ with that said‚ I believe that my weakness lies in
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Classics of Horror November 7‚ 2013 The Origins of Evil Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein places an emphasis on evil and its origins. Through Victor Frankenstein’s monster‚ Shelley implies that solitude and emotional immaturity‚ not an innate evil‚ are responsible for one’s wrongdoings. Abandoned at the moment of its creation and forced to raise itself‚ the monster is incapable of discerning right from wrong as he fosters irrational hatreds and resentments towards mankind without opposition. His involuntary
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In the novel‚ Frankenstein‚ the Monster is portrayed as a hideous gigantic creature that faces rejection and bitterness from his creator Victor and the society. Because the monster desires to be loved and accepted and not hated in the society he pleads in desperation and anger to have the company of a friend. The monster begins his plea with a question‚ which shows that he is unaware of how and what he has to undertake in order for his wish to be fulfilled. As the monster continues to plead‚ he reinforces
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