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Frankenstein
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, abandons his creature partly because of fear. He abandons it not just out of revulsion at the creature he has brought to life,...
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Frankenstein
The creature has been spurned by so many people, and his hopes were so high before they were crushed by judgmental humanity. When he sees William, a young boy, he thinks that perhaps he can kidnap...
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Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein has experienced what he calls a "nervous fever." He seems prone to such disorders, especially in the wake of traumatic events. The night before, he'd successfully completed his...
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Frankenstein
Isolation is one of the most important themes of Frankenstein. Walton isolates himself from all companionship when he embarks upon his expedition to the frozen wastes of the north. Victor...
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Frankenstein
At the beginning of volume one, chapter five, when Victor first beholds "the accomplishment of [his] toils," imagery works together with symbolism to express Victor's horror, anxiety, and pride in...
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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley presents a warning to readers about the pitfalls of pride and overreach by presenting us with the tortured figure of Victor Frankenstein. Frankenstein, his soul tormented when we first...
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Frankenstein
Both the Mariner and Frankenstein bring suffering to themselves and others through their own hubris or pride: they both start out thinking they can do whatever they want and only later learn to...
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Paradise Lost was an important text for the Romantic poets. Satan in that work held a particular fascination, and people like Mary Shelley's husband, Percy Bysshe Shelley, praised the "energy and...
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Frankenstein
Perhaps the most interesting element in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is her presentation of the Creature, who is neither the docile, obedient son Frankenstein had imagined, nor the "monster" he...
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I think using the relationship between the creature and Victor is a great idea. Why does Victor, who has grown up with so much love, recoil from and reject his creation? After all, the monster is...
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You have an interesting thesis that compares and contrasts the role of human fellowship in the lives of Victor Frankenstein and the creature. For the final part of your essay, you may want to...
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Love, or lack thereof, while constituting an interesting argument, poses its own set of obstacles. While one could argue that the love and support Victor received during his formative years...
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Frankenstein
There are several key words in this quote from Frankenstein, but if I had to choose two, I suppose I'd pick "benevolent" and "fiend." These two words, when paired, really highlight the contrast in...
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A really nice way to begin an opening paragraph is by introducing a relevant quotation or idea and then linking it to your topic. One quote that seems very applicable to your topic comes from Elie...
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What an interesting thesis! I would assume you have already thought of some elements which would lead you to this idea. It's always easier to amass the evidence first and then draw the thesis from...
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This question is a very interesting one because the tension between fate and free will is a significant theme in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The creature is abandoned by his creator as soon as he...
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Frankenstein
The key moral quandary in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is one that was much debated at the time of writing; that is, how far can, or should, man play God? In this novel, Shelley presents an issue...
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Frankenstein
At the start of Shelley's Frankenstein, we meet Robert Walton through the letters he is writing to his sister. Walton describes his ambitious plan to explore the North Pole. Then, along the way, he...
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a very ambitious scientist. He is eager to discover the secrets of life. The monster he creates is an experiment he performs in order to see if there is a way to put life into a...
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You could make a good argument for either of these proposed options; arguably, Frankenstein could be both of these things. It depends upon your interpretation of the text. As one of the earliest...
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To some extent Walton acts as a foil to Frankenstein, serving to highlight certain important character traits. They share a number of common characteristics, and at various points in the book,...
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein was the result of a challenge put forth by Lord Byron during the summer of 1816, when a group of talented artists, including eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley and her lover, Percy Bysshe...
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There are a couple of different ways we can relate the "romantic view of scientific endeavor" to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. First of all, we must recognize that Shelley does not in any way...
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Frankenstein
It seems, in the end, that Captain Walton has learned something from Victor's story. When Walton's crew approaches him with a request to turn around and go home, Walton is angry and bitter. He...
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Frankenstein
One of the first elements the Creature understands in his recollection is fire. At first, he finds the heat of a fire pleasant; when he puts his hand into it, he recalls the feeling of confusion...
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The creature sought revenge on Victor because Victor created him without regard for what his life must be like. Monstrously ugly, the creature felt that he would be alone, and hated, forever, and...
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Well, the thing that the creature wants most in the world is a companion. When he looks at Mrs. Frankenstein's picture and sees Justine Moritz's smile, he thinks that no one will ever smile at him...
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In his speech, Victor prevails upon the sailors not to return home “with the stigma of disgrace marked upon your brows.” It is clear from his comments that he is equating the sailors’ journey...
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When Walton's crew makes him promise that he will turn the ship around, a weakened Victor rouses himself to give what he intends to be, essentially, a pep talk. He says to the crew, You were...
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Creature has many layered feelings toward his creator. As much as the Creature hates Victor, there are two reasons he won't simply kill him.One reason is necessity. Both the Creature...
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There appear to be two likely reasons for Victor's behavior. First, Victor believes that the monster is only targeting him, not Elizabeth. Second, Victor believes that he can repel any attack the...
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Frankenstein
Guilt seems to rule Victor for much of the novel. For example, after Justine Moritz has been found guilty of murdering William, who is Victor's brother, Victor claims that Anguish and despair had...
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Robert Walton is naturally drawn toward Victor Frankenstein. He is intelligent, curious, and passionate. Unfortunately for him, he is starved of company and intellectual stimulation during his...
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Frankenstein
There are several places in the text where Victor claims to feel extreme suffering, typically when someone he cares about has been murdered by his creation. For instance, when Justine awaits...
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Once Victor dies, Captain Walton will be returning home and giving up his exploration of the Arctic. Before Victor's death, the men aboard Walton's ship had asked him to give up the search for the...
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Frankenstein
At the end of the novel Frankenstein, Walton tells his sister about the shocking scene he witnesses after the death of Victor. The scene was so shocking that Walton confesses feeling "dizzy" just...
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Frankenstein
In Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, Robert Walton is an explorer on an expedition in the Arctic. His ship has become trapped in the ice. He sees a man floating on a sheet of ice and brings him into his...
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Victor’s creation convinces him to create a female companion. He sets up a lab in the Orkneys and begins his work. Victor has doubts about the new creation, imagining that it would be the...
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Frankenstein
If we analyze the behavior of the creature from a purely psychological perspective, we would all agree that both situations are expected. First, the creature's anger toward his creator is...
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Frankenstein
After Victor has traveled the British Isles with his friend, Henry Clerval, for some months, he goes off by himself, having decided to occupy a remote island on which to make the female creature he...
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Victor looks upon the trip, not as a nice vacation, but as more of a fact-finding mission. He wants to familiarise himself with the latest scientific developments in order to help him build the...
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Frankenstein
Although Frankenstein deals mostly with heavier themes, love plays a role in the novel's plot and character interactions. Here are some prominent examples: 1. Victor Frankenstein's family: Victor...
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Victor is initially hesitant to marry Elizabeth. So much so that Elizabeth thinks that there is another woman involved. But Victor, as we might expect, has other things on his mind—in particular,...
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The creature describes the way he murdered William and how he found the valuable portrait of the beautiful woman, William's mother, in the boy's possession. He says that he knew such a woman would...
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In volume 1, chapter 2, Victor Frankenstein describes his time at the university. It is here that he becomes interested in "the elixir of life" and "the philosopher's stone," which are basically...
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The monster begins to allude to his Oedipal rivalry with his father (his creator, Victor Frankenstein) when he compares himself to Adam from John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost. He says to...
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From a young age Victor Frankenstein's determination was apparent; as he begins describing himself in chapter two, he admits that his temper was "sometimes violent," that his "passions [were]...
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Frankenstein
I can think of a few ways in which Frankenstein counts as a horror story, though two may be a bit cerebral. The "monster" itself—The creature has been built from the parts of corpses, literally...
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Frankenstein
Just as Said throws the Orient and the Occident into stark contrast with one another, so is Frankenstein's creature thrown into stark contrast with the world around him. The similarity is one of...
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Frankenstein
In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, many characters die, including the main character, Victor Frankenstein. In fact, Victor is the last one to die. Some might call this poetic justice, since he was the...
