" This quote speaks to the theme that if one is not seen as important in society's eyes then justice is unlikely to be rightfully served to them. Along with many other literary works, Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee prove this statement true. The authors of these two novels convey this common theme through the use of literary elements such as setting, diction, and point of view. In the novels Frankenstein and To Kill A Mockingbird, the monster and Tom Robinson are similar because neither of them is granted the simple request for justice....

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This is most notable when examining Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal (1857) and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1817). Both texts allude to the theme of religion and the role of women in society. ... In Frankenstein, we see Shelley convey her Romantic religious view that man can never overcome the divine and sublime power of nature. ... In Frankenstein, Shelley addresses this issue with irony by characterising women to be passive and almost docile, making the comment that a society that undervalues women can only end in a tragedy akin to that of Frankenstein. ... In the cases of C...

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Science fiction is a genre of literature that is very hard to define because it varies drastically in themes. Some of these themes can include the search for immortality, travel in strange lands, encounters with unfamiliar creatures, trips beyond normal reality, and a superhuman hero's based on real science. ... The first "real" science fiction novel is considered to be Mary Wollstonecraft's "Frankenstein" written in 1818. ... New themes were created and many of the authors that soon become famous, started out publishing stories in magazines such as "Galaxy" and "The Magazine of Fa...

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The novel is told by Victor to Robert Walton, a sailor on a voyage to the North Pole. At the beginning of the story the monster begins to recognize the gentle manner of the family that he lives near, the De Lacey's. But, when he reveals himself to the family, they reject him and he destroys every...

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