... this novel is produced. Mary Shelley might have used religion reference as a method of showing us how something that happened during the creation of the earth can be related and brought to us via modern day fantasy creations. It is important for us to realize this connection because it will help us to understand an important deeper meaning of this work ... , are the outstanding similarities between Victor as God and the monster as Lucifer. This idea is proven by the monster in the quote where he states, " I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom t...

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... replacing women - and this can be related to the death of Justine, the female creature, and Elizabeth. Before the creature tells his tale he says '"Remember I am thy creature; I aught to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen Angel whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed."' This is a strong reference to Paradise Lost, as the creature was the first of ... about to happen, and Shelley often uses the night, and stormy weather to signify that something bad is about to happen. At the beginning of chapter five the creature is brought to life and the night was described as 'a dreary night' ...

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... the DeLacys as well. By combining his newfound rationality and his discovery of sympathetic relationships, the creature comes to desire familial relationships of his own. Seeing the joy each DeLacy brought one another as they played guitar and read books sparked an ember of envy within the creature. Eventually, the creature's naiveté and burning desire for reciprocated love overpower his ... his persuasion that he is indeed quite human. As Frankenstein deplores the creature after he makes his request, he simply replies "You are in the wrongand, instead of threatening, I am content to r...

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... 't seek revenge. Captain Walton can be seen as a naive narrator because despite Victor Frankenstein's warnings that he is: "exposing [himself] to the same dangers which has rendered me what I am", Walton continues towards his dreams of discovering the North Pole. Even though Frankenstein is trying to dissuade him because he knows the problems caused by overreaching, he continues on ... face of the unknown; before he reanimates the monster he says "this discovery soon gave place to delight and rapture". The reader understands that before the monster was brought to life Victor saw the expe...

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... people in society. Genetics do not play a large role in shaping a person's character and personality. Nowhere is this argument more evident than in the innocence of a newborn baby. A newborn is brought into the world with no preset notions of good and evil, love and hate, or any other personality or character traits. This belief that a person's mind is a blank slate at ... of the novel. In discussing how horrified he is about the being he has become, the creature states, "When I run over the frightful catalogue of my sins, I cannot believe that I am the same creature whose thoughts were...

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