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- How is Victor evil? How is he good?
Created by turtletail23 on Aug 25, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. - One of the novels tragedies is the inability of characters to recognize the humanity of the creature. What qualities make us human?
Created by kathyvanzee on Aug 18, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. 
Is Elizabeth the personification of Jesus as she mourns the approaching death of Justine Moritz for a sin that Justine did not commit?
Created by brandon21 on Jul 21, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.
What REALLY is the myth of Prometheus and how does that correlate to the symbol of fire and Victor as the creator?
Created by mausha on Jul 16, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.- Can we learn more of what it is to be human from the creature than from Victor in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?
Created by jess0105 on Jun 12, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. 
Where is the evil in the thoughts and actions of the monster? Do you think that he represents one side of human nature?
Created by lahma on May 19, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.- Is Frankenstein more evil than his creation?
Created by lahma on May 17, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. - Is the monster in mary shelley's frankenstein a man vs. man, man vs. self, or man vs. nature character and why?
Created by mbenard08 on Apr 25, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.
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I would say this this is the critical moment in the work when we begin to see Victor's lack of...
Posted by akannan on Oct 11, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.
Chapter 5, in which Victor brings the Monster to life, demonstrates Victor's fickleness and...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Oct 8, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.
It seems to me that Victor's motives were selfish. It wasn't until death touched him personally...
Posted by mrpoirier on Aug 26, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.
The question is, who is the REAL monster? Victor Frankenstein did not set out to be evil. He...
Posted by amy-lepore on Aug 26, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.- There will be much discussion with such a question, only confirming to the powerful portrait...
Posted by akannan on Aug 25, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. 
This is a question with which philosophers and scientists alike have struggled for centuries. To...
Posted by egraham17 on Aug 18, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.- I wouldn't say that the monster is more human than Victor because both of them ultimately face...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Jul 24, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. - I think the previous' posts have done a very good job of articulating the complexity of this...
Posted by akannan on Jul 24, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. - I agree with the previous posts' assertions. I feel very strongly that the monster is more...
Posted by akannan on Jul 24, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. - No, I don't see a comparison between Elizabeth and Jesus at all. For one thing, the quote...
Posted by scarletpimpernel on Jul 21, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group. - "Victor verges on inhuman – he doesn’t seem to have “normal” emotional reactions to any...
Posted by paprika on Jul 19, 2009 in the Frankenstein Group.
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