In her novel, "Frankenstein," Mary Shelley weaves multiple perspectives together in order to give the reader a chance to judge the conflict from all possible sides. ... His fixed craving for knowledge about the creation of life gives the reader a foreboding feeling. Victor begins to experiment with recreating life, eventually succeeding in creating a grotesque version of a human-the monster. ... Mary Shelley, a romantic, wrote this story to juxtapose the temperaments of nature and man. Shelley's subdued comparison of the two shows who the true monster of the world really is. ...

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Mary Shelley's gothic, seminal science fiction text "Frankenstein" depicts the enlightening scientific world during the Industrial Revolution, where its frame narrative cautions about the negative connotations involved with unnatural science. ... An influential zeitgeist text in time, the idea of Galvanism to create life is explored, "that I might infuse a spark of being into the lifeless thing" Shelley incorporates elements of Romanticism and Gothicism through Victor's characterisation and to describe the naturally sublime's power, "The sun is yet high ...

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Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, is a book about a man named Victor Frankenstein. ... Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, was an amazing book. Mary Shelley did a great job of keeping the story interesting enough to keep me reading. The story showed how science, and the life of one man, effected the lives of so many others. ... The only one, who should mess with life and death, is God....

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Yet the celebrated film does not follow the novel by Mary Shelley. ... The parallel stories, one of attempting to discover the secret of life and the other of forcing nature to open her secrets to man, disappear from the film. ... His initial dreams of benefiting mankind and creating a race, which would be grateful to him, are emphasized, rather than focus on his own disdain for that which he brought to life. ... Mary Shelley does not leave the monster's murderous nature to a simple error in brain selection; instead it is the result of his neglect. ... In her novel, Mary Shelley anticipat...

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was written during a period of dramatic change. ... Through Frankenstein, Shelley sends out a clear message that morally irresponsible scientific development can unleash a monster that will destroy its creator. ... (Shelly, p. 69) Shelley characterizes Frankenstein as a modern a "mad scientist." ... In order to create the new life Frankenstein must look beyond moral obligation and dehumanize the act of life. ... (Shelley, 192). ...

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Throughout history, man has been fascinated with the origins of life. ... We have even fantasized about creating life ourselves and the never-ending quest for knowledge pursues to this day. ... In my opinion this theme of man's search for knowledge ultimately leading to "fall" of humanity is also present in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... Victor was longing for God-like power by trying to create life. ... He was in Victor's thoughts and life in many ways. ...

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The major theme in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is the great emphasis placed on appearance and acceptance in society. ... The monster seeks acceptance immediately upon getting his new life. ... It's a major part of social life, especially during high school and college. ... Acceptance as well as striving for fame is always a major aspiration of one's life. ... This judgment was out of fear of his life, almost a reflex to save his life. ...

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