In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein this is a recurring theme. ... The quote from the bible directly relates to the events that occur in Frankenstein. ... In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," a character named Doctor Victor Frankenstein is obsessed with his pursuit of knowledge. ... Authors Wilson and Long state that Victor Frankenstein was depressed and eventually died from his own creation. ... Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" did more than telling a story. ...

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The book Frankenstein is a lot like Gulliver's Travels when it comes to the themes of power. ... When it comes to the power in numbers theme a reader can see it when the many people from the near by town chase Frankenstein the monster back to the castle. The power in strength and size theme is seen when Frankenstein broke the chains that held him down to the table when he was brought to life and were he broke the steel cage that Frankenstein the scientist held him in. The theme of power of intelligence goes to Frankenstein the scientist for creating Frankenstein the monster out of part...

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Science fiction is a genre of literature that is very hard to define because it varies drastically in themes. Some of these themes can include the search for immortality, travel in strange lands, encounters with unfamiliar creatures, trips beyond normal reality, and a superhuman hero's based on real science. ... The first "real" science fiction novel is considered to be Mary Wollstonecraft's "Frankenstein" written in 1818. ... New themes were created and many of the authors that soon become famous, started out publishing stories in magazines such as "Galaxy" and "The Magazine of Fa...

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