MARY SHELLEY- Frankenstein ""An understanding of how characters are constructed can be enhanced by an understanding of the social and historical context in which the novel was written," discuss with reference to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein." ... In the era of Mary Shelley historically science used for the re-creation, or creation, of life was a new topic and only the educated were exposed to the attempts that scientists were devoting their research to. ... As the original science fiction novel, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was a work permeated with the belief in the potentia...

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In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," isolation is a key theme that reveals the importance of community. Shelley's personal life had a considerable impact on her work. ... As he leaves his family, the tragedies in his life begin. ... However, after the reunion with Safie, the family regain energy and vigor for life. ... Although the novel was originally created as a horror story, Shelley parallels her life events eventually showing that isolation brings the downfall of any being, man or creature. ...

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"Natural philosophy is the genius that has regulated my fate" (p. 24) Dangerous knowledge and man better know his place or chaos will happen is the main theme of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... I think that Mary Shelley wrote this book in a time when scientific pursuits were rocking mans traditional place in the world ie: "the industrialization of Europe, and especially of England, along with consequent dramatic changes in social stability" (p.xi) because of this, the Idea of dangerous knowledge and nature as power over Victor Frankenstein, along with the responsibili...

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In the 21st century, Mary Shelly's Frankenstein can be viewed as a modern myth. ... This punishment was necessary because in the time of Shelley the possibility of creating life, at all, none the less a successful loving creature was too far from reality to be considered anything but fantasy. People were still in the mind set that God was the only creator; therefore, Mary Shelley could not fathom anything but disaster coming from Victor playing God. ... However, because Shelley's time believed that only God could create life the life that was created in the monster was doomed ...

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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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In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the title character seeks to recreate the act of creation by making a human being on his own, which becomes known as "The Monster." ... A more scientific approach to life was applied in favor of the old, trite answer of "It is God's Will." ... Shelley presents him as imperfect in his knowledge, yet ambitious in his ideas, not unlike humanity itself. ... In an act of supreme hubris he patches together a man from cadavers and charges him with electricity to bring him to life. ... The Monster is the modern, existential man, who is lacking a sense of a pre...

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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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In the novel Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, Dr. ... Mary Lowe-Evans states that, "Nothing in Frankenstein is more unexpected than the Creature's sensitivity" (Lowe-Evans 52). ... (Shelley 136). ... The monster pronounces his threat on Elizabeth's life, after Frankenstein has done "the cruelest act of all" (Oates 78), destroying the partially finished monster that was to be the mate of his first creation. ... All of the monster's previous murders point to the fact that he would attempt to make Frankenstein's life miserable rather than actually kill h...

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" Life is such an amazing and unique concept. ... Throughout Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, readers can understand the role that alienation and rejection plays within society. ... Victor chose to live an alienated and isolated life. ... Victor created and gave the creature it's life. ... Within Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein," the pain of alienation and desolation that existed between the creator, Victor Frankenstein and the creation, the creature, ultimately lead to both of their deaths. ...

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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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Unfortunately, for both Mary Shelley and her monstrous creation, few noble deeds were encountered, and instead, both received ostracism and even hatred from society. ... The Sorrows of Young Werther were important to Mary Shelley in the understanding of her dead mother as they were important to the monster in understanding human emotion. Mary Shelley's mother tried to kill herself due to her unrequited love for Gilbert Imlay, the father of Mary's half-sister, Fanny. ... Mary Shelley would have been aware of this having already read the Memoirs. Thus, Mary Shelley utilized the work,...

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Frankenstein is a famous horror story by Mary Shelley about an inventor who accidentally creates life, and is ultimately killed by his creation, along with his friends and family. ... Mary Shelley is a genius in that she manages to hide these details well, and only a closer examination can bring out the allusions and representations. ...

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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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Throughout "Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, Robert Walton, the captain of a ship bound for the North Pole, recounts to his sister in England the progress of his hazardous mission. ... Frankenstein proves to have a God-complex in many manners, revealed in his bringing the dead back to life, creating his own Adam, and choosing whether or not life should be continued after its creation. ... Frankenstein recognizes that "darkness had no effect upon [his] fancy, and a churchyard was to [him] merely the receptacle of bodies deprived of life" (Shelley 50). ... As God was considered to be t...

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Examples of such art include the novel "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley, "Jurassic Park" film from the director Steven Spielberg, and the movie "Into the Wild" by Sean Pean. ... He wonders how Frankenstein could create a life without considering the consequences of his creation. ... (Shelley 67) Indeed, every irresponsible action is usually marred with consequences, which the perpetrator of such act should be able to bear. ... (Shelley 96) The creator had to conceive the horrors of his secrets, which revolves round being responsible for every action that one does. ... And now he'd slipped...

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With his ego as an obstacle of his own understanding, Victor truly believes that his creation is for the benefit of mankind and the monster himself, in whom Victor will renew life where death had apparently devoted the body to corruption (53). ... Victor's entire obsession with creating life is shrouded in secrecy, and his obsession with destroying the monster remains equally secret until Walton hears his tale. ... Shelley uses the story of Walton's quest as a frame for the story of Victor Frankenstein. While Victor praised his family and was quite concerned with their impressions ...

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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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In the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, the circumstances behind his horrific actions, such as his accursed fate and inability to find his place in the world due to his lack of humanity, his comparison to Lucifer in Paradise Lost and his relationship with his creator and the rest of mankind causes a morally ambiguous situation. ... This use of imagery by having Victor directly run out of the room in horror and the diction of wretch and miserable emphasizes the contrast of emotions that a parent or creator should feel when their creation or child comes to life, although the monster was reachi...

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God created life from the firmament. ... The scientists of today propose to create life from life. ... The subtitle to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is The Modern Prometheus. ... Learning the secrets to creating life inevitably provides lessons to extending and improving life. ... (Shelley 200). ...

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Throughout history, man has been fascinated with the origins of life. ... We have even fantasized about creating life ourselves and the never-ending quest for knowledge pursues to this day. ... In my opinion this theme of man's search for knowledge ultimately leading to "fall" of humanity is also present in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ... Victor was longing for God-like power by trying to create life. ... He was in Victor's thoughts and life in many ways. ...

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"How mutable are our feelings, and how strange is that clinging love we have of life even in the excess of misery!" (pg. 323) Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley as a ghost story has turned into what some would call the first ever Medical Ethics Literature piece ever written. ... Throughout the story Frankenstein loses all he ever loved because of the creature he brought to life. ... But once the monster learns Victor will not make a mate for him he continues tormenting his life. ... "I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanima...

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