... than what meets the eye. In society, many people base beauty on outer looks alone rather than taking the time to see deep into the spirit of beauty, which skulks beneath the skin and bones. In Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley, the monster's actions are a mere reflection of society's ignorance towards his appearance. The actions that the monster fulfills throughout the ... science and creation. The beauty contained by the monster is deep within his making and can also be defined as natural or inner beauty. Society can easily overlook the beauty beneath the physical form, as did Vict...

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... him. In birth the creature is described near the beginning of chapter four of the first volume as one whose "yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath- of one whose " hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing- of one who had "teeth of pearly whiteness and watery eyes that seemed almost of the same colour as the ... angel," grown brutish and vicious in the absence of his god. The use of religion in Dracula' is a lot easier to spot. You have the use of the crucifix, holy water and the fact that Count Dracula cannot withstand sunlight, and God is always referred...

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• Grade Level: High School