... , not the novel itself. For good reason, the novelist chose not to begin her story with the chilling event of the dreary night in November. Instead of a major event, the book opens with a series of letters from Robert Walton. It is not his want for the voyage of discovery, but his obsession with fame, that drives him to the unknown in ... for reasons for his abandonment and hatred. Even more startling is the being's extraordinary range of ideas, precise vocabulary, and concept of justice and obligations. The articulate figure challenges his maker: both reader and Frankenstein recognize t...

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... the valley." This passage feels very slow, it bores the reader within the first sentence, effectively discouraging him/her from reading further into the book. In other spots, however, the language can be bright, beautiful and full of imagery, giving the reader a sense of exhilaration. This passage ... that they seem very short. Many semicolons are used to separate thoughts without starting a completely new train of thought. This gives a quick feeling to the book, but also a very deep sense of understanding, much like the human train of thought when under pressure. The passage above demon...

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... Romantic movement swept through literature and philosophy. The movement was based largely on the work of Swiss writer Rousseau, who outlined his theories in the book The Social Contract. Rousseau, and the Romantics, believed that society placed restrictions on man, corrupting him from his nobler, simpler ways of savagery. ... creature he has constructed of human corpses. Having been rejected by his creator and forced to fend for itself, the creature swears revenge on his maker and all mankind. Frankenstein's creature represents all of the characteristics of a Byronic hero in that he is...

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... parts were used to build the monster. He or she only knows that Frankenstein had used the body parts of large males. This scene in the book is very important because this is the first time Frankenstein sees his creation living and breathing. What he does next will determine the outcome of the ... is shown absolutely no compassion or acceptance. Later in the novel the monster tells Frankenstein the story of his life thus far and reveals, to his maker and the observer, the painful standard of living he has had to endure. As he learns and becomes literate, he reveals to the reader that he ...

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Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me Man, did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me? Explanation for Quotation 2 These lines appear on the title page of the novel and come from John Milton's Paradise Lost, when Adam bemoans his fallen condition (Book X, 743-745). The monster conceives of himself as a tragic figure, comparing himself to both Adam and Satan ... ...

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