Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, represents many ideas, attitudes, values and beliefs of its context, conveying them in such aspects as the issues of life and religion. In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley clearly promotes her views on the definitions of original sin, religion and God, love and life. ... Mary Shelley shows the values of companionship, fear, trust, and happiness. ... Although it isn't directly stated in the novel, the underlying themes of creation, God, and religion are easy to see in Mary Shelley's novel. ... In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley, like every good author, brilli...

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Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, is a modern Titan Prometheus of Greek mythology in his desire to overcome man's limitations and gain God-like power. ... Shelley scholar Maurice Hindle draws attention to the differentiation between what Shelley was doing in distinction to her Gothic predecessors. ... Mary Shelley read and relied on the most recent findings and theories of science to create her tale. ... The spark of life was quasi-electrical in nature. ... Mary Shelley's classic defies strict categorization as either Gothic of Science Fiction. ...

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With the Promethean myth in mind, Mary Shelley historically created one of the most talked about and researched creatures of all time in her 1831 novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus." Shelley called her readers to pinpoint connections between two great figures such as Victor Frankenstein's monster and the mythological Titan God Prometheus. ... In chapter five Victor recalls the night he gave his monster life by the spark of electricity. ... In different variations of the Prometheus mythology Athena does not breathe life into Prometheus's sculptures but rather he bring...

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Mary Shelley was writing it as a playful competition. ... Shelley, knowingly or not, used many literary elements throughout her story. Shelley's use of themes, motifs, and symbols is very prominent. ... " The next literary element Shelley used is symbols. ... Victor gives the gift of life to this creature. ...

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This is the moral in both the original Frankenstein and the Mary Shelley Frankenstein version. Victor and Henry attained the knowledge of recreating life. ... And in the end initially prove that life is what you make it, your life is your choice. ... Where as, in the Mary Shelley version, Victor had an interest in saving lives. ... Victor's monster saw the ways of life and understood them. ...

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In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein creates a character like Prometheus does, and seeks revenge like Zeus. ... [pass] a happier childhood than myself" (Shelley 37). ... Frankenstein tells Walton this because his own ambitions destroy his life. ... Victor never apologizes for what he does; he only wishes that his life is different. ... Mary Shelley clearly depicts the disenchantment of the characters in Frankenstein. ...

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God created life from the firmament. ... The scientists of today propose to create life from life. ... The subtitle to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is The Modern Prometheus. ... Learning the secrets to creating life inevitably provides lessons to extending and improving life. ... (Shelley 200). ...

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