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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate