Throughout the years the theme of good versus evil has been used in various novels. Such as Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Benito Cereno by Herman Melville. Both novels have accurately demonstrated the origins of evil. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein supports Rousseau's philosophy of the Noble Savage. Rousseau's theory was that man was born good, but when influenced ... by society man can become corrupted with evil. The character that signifies Rousseau" theory of the Noble Savage is Victor Frankenstein's creature. The creature was gentle at the beginning of his like, childlike in his curiosit...

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