Characterization Victor Frankenstein is the main character and main narrator, and his life story is at the heart of Frankenstein. ... At the end of the novel, having chased his creation ever northward, Victor relates his story to Robert Walton and then dies. ... No: from that moment I declared everlasting war against the species, and, more than all, against him who had formed me and sent me forth to this insupportable misery." ... Theme - Ignorance is Bliss The most widely heralded theme is the idea that ignorance is bliss. ... Victor's hatred of his own creation brings him to hi...

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The story contains unemotional, naive and sad feelings. The theme of the story is the purposelessness of life which deals with man against nature. ... If she has decided to drown me, why did she not do it in the beginning and save me all this trouble." ... I am proud of their realization to never give up in this life. ... They are polite to each other and their arms are around each other's shoulders, which gives the sign of brotherhood. ...

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In the first chapter he plays a trick on me that so many authors of stories I have read recently seem to be doing. He leads me to believe the "character" Buck is a person, but then I come to find out that he is a dog, but in the end Buck seems to me to be more of a real person than dog. ... The reader is immediately introduced to the main theme of this story, the combination and interchanging of humans and animals. ... Buck's owner does not give him an opportunity to behave as nature would demand. ... It seems to me that Buck is acting more and more like a real human than dog as this s...

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This novel feels as if it is not complete, concluding with a perhaps rushed ending that leaves me longing for a sequel. ... As the opening sentence, it abruptly introduces the theme of this novel, loss, in a childish, innocent manner. ... Although she may be left (later in life) with much more loss than previously, Millie has brought happiness to nearly all she encounters by giving them a new perspective, and helping them embrace their liveliness. ... Abrupt changes in the vocabulary and cognitive "format", allows the reader to think like the person telling the story. No sooner are ...

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This leads me to believe that the spirits they had for different aspects of nature and their environment were the primary deities they worshipped or venerated. ... On the contrary, the stories imply a close mystical relationship binding each element (p.64 Nigosian)." Although the Native Americans had several types of creation stories, "the two most common themes are those of creation emerging out of chaos" and creation as a result of conflict between good and evil forces (p.64 Nigosian). The following is a basic gist of the Osage Indians"creation story. ... This receiving of the souls is what ...

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Personification, alliteration, metaphor, and other sound devices support these meanings and themes. ... The words "shattering and avalanching" (11) give the feeling of disaster and perhaps fear or sorrow. ... He begins to tell a story within the poem. It is a story of a little boy living in a rural territory. ... Frost goes on to say, "May no fate willfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. ...

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Personification, alliteration, metaphor, and other sound devices support these meanings and themes. ... The words "shattering and avalanching" (11) give the feeling of disaster and perhaps fear or sorrow. ... He begins to tell a story within the poem. It is a story of a little boy living in a rural territory. ... Frost goes on to say, "May no fate willfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. ...

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Personification, alliteration, metaphor, and other sound devices support these meanings and themes. ... The words "shattering and avalanching" (11) give the feeling of disaster and perhaps fear or sorrow. ... He begins to tell a story within the poem. It is a story of a little boy living in a rural territory. ... Frost goes on to say, "May no fate willfully misunderstand me And half grant what I wish and snatch me away Not to return. ...

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Most of the translations have the same stories but with small differences and wording. ... Its core themes and values are something that can be taken from the context as a whole. ... Creationism for me is more this idea of where did it all start from. ... Clearly even he knew that his theory could not give an answer to the question or purpose of life. ...

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