Controlling Creations A common moral issue is raised in both Frankenstein and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The authors present the argument that scientific advancement‚ when not controlled‚ may be harmful. Both Victor Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll made huge scientific advances in creating life. Unlike Frankenstein‚ Jekyll did not create a new person; he brought out another side of himself. Both scientists could not control what they created. Even though both books are works of
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its “dull yellow eyes” he is horrified. The project had occupied his entire life for two years; he had suffered “infinite pains” and failed miserably. Victor is broken and distraught and ends up storming off into the street immediately after‚ leaving the monster alone. This is a very emotional quotation; it really sums up the character of Victor Frankenstein quite nicely. His dramatic outburst at the discovery of the monsters hideousness is a sign of his impulsive nature. He speaks of his creation
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you hear the people sing? Sing the song of angry men..." Perhaps many people are familiar with the song above‚ and this is from the movie called Les Misérables. The plot of the movie is based on the novel written by a French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. The beginning of the movie is set in the early 19th century France‚ in a prison. This movie is mainly about the main character‚ Jean Valjean‚ was sentenced to the jail for 19 years only because of having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving
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Reading Notes Themes: Searching for Redemption Amir feels responsible for the death of his mother‚ who died during child birth‚ at the beginning of the novel we see Amir desperately trying to redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier
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This is when many athletes often turn to performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Marion Jones had won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Life was good until federal investigators approached Jones in 2007 as to whether she knew Victor Conte (a known distributor of PEDs to professional athletes). She denied the allegations and said she “didn’t know nuthin”. But that didn’t last long‚ soon she was forced to admit she had been using steroids for a long time‚ which disqualified and
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Other Times‚ Other Places: Les Misérables Author: Victor Hugo Year: 1987 (New English Translation by Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacFee). 1830 (Victor Hugo’s Original) Title: Les Misérables Country of Publication: New York‚ United States of America Set in the early 18th century‚ Les Misérables spans a few generations of people‚ who fought for freedom and well-being in a harsh world as pre-revolution and post-Napoleon France was. The story follows the political progress in France‚ for the second
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Being secluded from everything caused the creature for example to be bitter and desolate. The creator of the creature‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ has also denied the creature one glimmer of hope for the feeling of worth. A mate was never made for the creature and the creature does not have a single person willing to stand by his side. Between not having a mate and being hated
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around him. There’s no possible way that a newborn could comprehend and decide to be evil. You must be taught right from wrong. The creation was labeled as wretch and then ignored. He isn’t given a chance to become anything but a monster. Through Victor Frankenstein‚ the cottagers‚ and the world this marvelous creation morphs into what he is seen as and expected to be: a monster. Frankenstein struggles with his creation from its very beginning. Calling him a “dæmon” and “wretch” several times in
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beautiful and the monstrously ugly). In the first drawing‚ the skull represents the madness and obsession Victor goes through as he is making this creature. Victor begins with this abundance of knowledge; the obsession to be able to expand this knowledge then leads him to the lack of morality. “My mind was filled with one thought‚ one conception‚ one purpose”(page 33)‚ this conveys the idea that victor wants to have this recognition of being able to create another life and to go all lengths to achieve
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Movie Report for Les Miserables Les Miserables is a master work of Victor Hugo‚ one of the most prestigious novelists in the field of French literature. Under the background of nineteenth century‚ the novel has clearly appeared the plot by describing the tragic life of the impoverished people in England. The hero‚ Ran A Rang‚ a poor worker who had been sentenced to prison‚ once successfully crawled towards the higher class of society in his endeavors through disguising himself and doing good
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