Before he gives life to the monster, Frankenstein shuns the creature because of his appearance but he continues to give life to "the breathless horror" of the monster. ... Now the monster turns his anger toward Frankenstein and heads toward Geneva to wreak his revenge. On the way to Geneva, the monster walked through a wood which is suddenly interrupted by a river. ... The monster gave chase but is eventually shot. ... William cries out, divulging the knowledge that he is related to Frankenstein, the monsters "enemy" after seeing the monster, and to subdue him, the monster "grasped his throat...

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This contrasts well with Shelly's description of a monster. ... In chapter 3, the monster proves that by saying, "I was benevolent and good; misery made me a fiend. ... However, in the novel, the monster protects a youngster from sinking. ... This demonstrates that the monster's hatred is also a creation of communal prejudice and rigidity. ... Since Frankenstein has monsters, it is more evident in kids' movies. ...

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Griffith points out the fact that Frankenstein displays these ideas of the Romantic era through Victor Frankenstein and through the monster, which at times he believes are the same person. Because according to Freudian readings the monster is what is internally inside Frankenstein only that the monster acts upon what he feels, which is basically the idea of the dismay over the human capacity to corrupt our natural goodness as well as the primacy of feelings. ... "Since Vicor's story is a story of creation, murder, investigation, and pursuit, Frankenstein is ultimately a boook about our ...

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In retaliation to his creator's neglecting, the creature eventually became a monster and proceeded to strangle one by one Victor's brother William, his friend Henry, his wife Elizabeth; the monster also caused the wrongful execution of Victor's longtime friend Justine as well as the death of Victor's father by depression. ... Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled, and whom all men disowned? ... Yet, his plans failed and after being chased away by the Delacey's and then shot by man as he was rescuing a girl from drowning, all the knowledge...

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In Mary Shelly's novel, Frankenstein, both Victor and the monster he creates have personalities that tell an enormous amount about their parts in the story, and the story itself. ... The monster which Frankenstein creates is essentially looking for something also, but it's does not deal with knowledge or life where life has vanished. Because of his grotesque appearance, the monster is met with screams and violence, even from his own creator. ...

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In "Frankenstein" and "Brave New World," there is much debate over who the real monster is in each of these stories. ... As many would argue, if any character should be labeled as the real monster in this novel, the creation should be the last on considered. ... Once again, the real monster in this novel is the society in which these people are "born" into. ...

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Throughout the novel both personas frequently refer to the drug as "the monster"(Crank). ... Cresting to the top, time moves into overtime as you wait for that scant hesitation, just before you drop how you feel at that instantthat's exactly how it feels when you shake hands with the monster"(Crank). ...

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