" (p. 25) The story of Frankenstein tells a cautionary tale of a privileged, inquisitive young man who becomes obsessed with the origins of life and of how mankind- him- would obtain "glory if he could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable" (p. 26). ... Walton helps to nurse Victor to health and this is when he hears Victor's tale. ... His distance from the sinister ethical consequences of his research is surprising, He does not "ever remember to have trembled at a tale of superstition Now I was led to analyzing all the minutia of causation,...

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With some persuasion from her husband the tale that began as "but a few pages" grew into an epic masterpiece. ... The question as to whether or not the wretch's behavior is justified is one such moral dilemma that haunts the readers of this gothic tale. ... It is almost a cautionary tale of the inevitable disasters that await when mankind attempts to play God, just as Victor tried to do. ...

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"The Worst Day I Ever Had" The empty pit in my stomach growled as the cold December rain poured down on my head. "What the hell is going on?" I thought to myself. "Is god telling me I"m a terrible person?" Up until this chapter in my life, I have never felt this incredibly down. Not in my entire ...

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