It is therefore under the influence of these values that the characters within Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, are constructed. ... One man who influenced the creation of the characters within Frankenstein was the philosopher and social critic, Jean Jaques Rousseau. ... Shelley's disgust at the philosopher's cold-hearted abandonment of his five illegitimate children by Therese le Vasseur, an illiterate working class girl, had a significant impact on the construction of the novel's main character, Frankenstein. ... Frankenstein, and all male characters in the novel, inhabit t...

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After she dies, Frankenstein's father "resolved" it "necessary for the completion of" his "education for" him "to be made acquainted with other customs than those of" his "native country" and so he makes plans to study at Ingolstadt. ... As many people were trying to make this gloomy discovery, Shelley played upon this and used a character that eventually does go on to create "life from dead matter". ... Shelley made this family purposefully to illustrate the frustration of the monster; there is the patriarch, De Lacy, his son, Felix, his wife, Agatha and their children, the family was la...

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As the creature opens his eyes for the first time, facets of Victor's character become revealed. ... The simple truth that is revealed by his exploration is that whether as a mother to his creation or as a son to his mother, Victor desires to be desired.coab abr seababw orab abk inab foab ab. ... His character, while compassionate and accommodating, is also quite complex. ...

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