Mary Shelley's gothic novel Frankenstein is a tale of an ambitious scientist who succeeds in creating life from deceased body parts. ... Throughout the course of his life, the creature experiences various feelings of happiness, joy and excitement. ... The absence of love from his creator causes the creature to commit acts of evil and wreak havoc in Victor's life. ... " (Shelley 135). ... " (Shelley 145). ...

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In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, mankind constantly rejects her monster. ... The Monster becomes fond of the family, "They are kind - they are the most excellent creatures in the world; but, unfortunately, they are prejudiced against me"(Shelley 140). He feels that he can start to make an acquaintance of the family, because he watched the family's daily life, instead of judging the family by outward beauty. ... Without love and companionship, a person is purposeless and alone; all the necessities of life are created with love. ... The Monster said, "I am an unfortunate and d...

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It is proven in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein that feelings and emotions are felt in any being; whether it be man, creature, or monster. ... He was filled with "a kind of enthusiastic frenzy"(Shelley 149). ... He loved his creation before it became to life. ... Right after the monster came to life the differences between them began. ... (Shelley 35), showed the monster acknowledgement of his creator. ...

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is filled with various underlying themes, the crux being the effect society has on The Creature's personality. ... God breathed life into Adam and created him in his own image and likeness. ... Victor, a flawed version of God, made the mistake of abandoning his "son" at birth, and continuing to shun him the rest of his life. ... Mary Shelley used a deep, gothic theme to get several different points across, and made it interesting by paralleling the main characters with the characters of a well- known story....

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A father figure is most influential in the early years of their young's life. ... In the novel Frankenstein, author Mary Shelley examines the different traits that one generally associates with fathers. ... Victor says to himself while thinking about his good friend Henry, "but I was in reality very ill, and surely nothing but the unbounded and unremitting attentions of my friend could have restored me to life" (Shelley 47). ... How dare you sport thus with life" (83)? ... Mary Shelley examines fatherhood in the novel, Frankenstein, from different perspective which can be positive or n...

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In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein; The Modern Prometheus there are two notable characters: the scientist Victor Frankenstein, and his creation. ... "(Shelley 120) The creation also suffers tragedy within his own mind. ... "(Shelley 161). ... Every individual faces some sort of pain within their life, but never to the extent that the monster faced. ... Life never got easier for the monster as he was hurt time and time again in every obstacle he was faced. ...

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In the novel Frankenstein, Mary Shelley makes many references in regards to parenting and education. ... The first tragedy in his life occurs when he is seventeen and his mother dies having contracted Scarlet Fever from Elizabeth, his adoptive sister, while nursing her. ... His first experience of Victor, his parent and creator, is one of rejection, and that sets the pattern for his life. Upon coming to life, the creature " might have spoken, but I did not hear; one hand was stretched out, seemingly to detain me... Shelley seems to be saying that a child not only needs unconditional love, b...

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Frankenstein In the literary work Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor the monster's creator, is usually identified as the protagonist. ... This would have never had happened if he wasn't infatuated with the secrets of life, and the urge to create such a being. Throughout the course of his story he struggles losing practically every loved one in his life due to the creature. ... The Creature was then left on his own to experience life. ... His quest in life was for companionship and understanding. ...

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Soon, his greed for god-like power overcomes him and he becomes consumed with the idea of creating life, "Summer months passed while I was thus engaged, heart and soul, in one pursuit" (32). ... More obviously, he could have spoken up about the creature and saved the life of Justine. ... Thirdly, after the creature's threat, Victor is concerned only about his own life and fails to see the threat to his bride Elizabeth. ... Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. ... Shelley blatantly makes this comparison when Frankenstein gets ...

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Soon, his greed for god-like power overcomes him and he becomes consumed with the idea of creating life. ... More obviously, he could have spoken up about the creature and saved the life of Justine. ... Thirdly, after the creature's threat, Victor is concerned only about his own life and fails to see the threat to his bride Elizabeth. ... Many contrasts can be made between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Milton's Paradise Lost. ... Shelley blatantly makes this comparison when Frankenstein gets a first glance of himself in a scene that mirrors Eve's first look at hersel...

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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein explores many aspects of the conscious and unconscious mind. Shelley uses light and dark throughout the novel to symbolize the duality of the mind, a representation of Victor's conscious and unconscious mind. ... Ignoring the criticisms of his own Father, Victor tells himself, "I could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable, " "the raising of ghosts or devils was a promise liberally accorded by my favorite authors" (Shelley 46). ... Victor feels as though everything in his life has been destroyed and that leaving home is just an...

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