Adam and Eve were banished from the paradise of Eden for eating fruit from the Tree of Knowledge against God's strict commands. ... 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." ... If man was created in God's image, then, after the "Death of God" caused by the Enlightenment, the monster was created in man's image; the monster is then representative of man in the post God era. ... What was God's will? ... Instead, he becomes resentful towards his creato...

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Bibliotherapy of the Creature I saw a creature, naked, bestial, which, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, and ate of it. I said, "Is it good friend?" "It is bitter-bitter," he answered; "But I like it because it is bitter and because it is my heart." - Stephen ...

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Prometheus was known for going against the orders of Zeus, a god of Olympus, and bringing fire to humans. ... The Romantic era stressed the belief that nature is good, since they believed that God could be found in everything on the earth. ... The problem with being a creator was that Frankenstein set himself against God the Creator. ... Frankenstein tried to "play- God and his creation turned against him and the rest of humankind. ... Some of these works include: Paradise Lost, Plutarch's Lives, and Sorrows of Werther. ...

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Genetics do not play a large role in shaping a person's character and personality. ... Essentially Locke believes that genetics play no role in the development of personality or character. ... From Sorrows of Werter he learns about "despondency and gloom " and begins to question his creation, from Plutarch's Lives he learns "high thoughts and about the violent tendencies of human civilization, and from Paradise Lost he learns to identify himself with Satan, the master of evil and violence. ... He comes to realize that he will never be accepted as a member of human civilization and th...

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Before Frankenstein created the monster his "thirst for knowledge" was inspiring, and when he moved to Ingolstadt he had already amassed knowledge to build on, but now, after he creates the monster, this scientific discovery caused regret and another zealous task to destroy his previous zenith of discovery, much like the fall from heaven of Lucifer, who tried to topple God from his throne of power, thus becoming the Devil and ruling over the "eternal hell". While Frankenstein is creating the monster, he is effectively playing God, but does he have the right? ... As many people were trying t...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate