Throughout the novel, Mary Shelley constantly implies the monstrosity of human nature. ... Exhausted, he takes refuge there "from the inclemency of the weather and from [...] the barbarity of man" (Shelley 24). ... He attempts to learn their language, which he regards as " godlike science" (Shelley 115). ... If thou wert yet alive and yet cherished a desire of revenge against me, it would be better satiated in my life than in my destruction'" (Shelley 212). ... " (Shelley 219). ...

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The Values of Frankenstein In the novel, Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, she tries to express different values within the characters. An important value that Mary Shelley expresses is the rejection value and how a person can act after being rejected which ties into the next value brought up which questions whether a person's upbringing affects how they choose to live later on in their life. ... Mary Shelley points a religious value; humans cannot play the role of god. ... Mary Shelley expressed many different values the Frankenstein had displayed. ... Mary Shelley openly expressed that...

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In FRANKENSTEIN, written by Mary Shelley. Shelley explores morality and the creation of mankind. ... (Shelley p60) As we all know there is no universal morality guiding us through life nor is there a set of moral principle that we all have to follow but to what extent are we going to test our own conscience? ... Frankenstein runs away from what he spent his last town years of his life working on. ... (White p168) To be loved and cared for is a passion in which we all search for in life. ...

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Throughout life one comes to realize that playing the role of God has horrible results. Victor Frankenstein is a young man in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein and plays the role of God throughout the entire book. ... He begins to think of how an animal is provided with life. ... As one can tell, playing the role of God can produce horrible results, which one can learn from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... From the time Frankenstein was written, until modern times, much has changed, but it is almost identical to the thoughts that Mary Shelley put down on paper. ...

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Throughout "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, Robert Walton, the captain of a ship bound for the North Pole, recounts to his sister in England the progress of his hazardous mission. ... Frankenstein proves to have a God-complex in many manners, revealed in his bringing the dead back to life, creating his own Adam, and choosing whether or not life should be continued after its creation. ... Frankenstein recognizes that "darkness had no effect upon [his] fancy, and a churchyard was to [him] merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life" (Shelley 50). ... As God was considered to be t...

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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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