... by it. The creature is not accepted in human society, and his knowledge of this changes his personality into an angry outsider in search of revenge. Mary Shelley writes Victors story from Victor's point of view and of him telling another man, Walton, about his ghastly tale. Victor meets Walton ... around me caused me also to forget those friends who were so many miles absent, and whom I had not seen for so long a time"(39-40) this describes, a lonely man who has become separated from the world around him. This pursuit of the secret of life is tormenting Victor way ... up all night. The ...

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... was hidden. Furthermore in the novel Jolley has cleverly used the well to symbolise access of the imagination. It is near the well where Hester and Katherine imagines the future by peopling the well with trolls, imprisoned princesses, a handsome prince and finally the 'intruder.' "To amuse ... is from the orphanage, an unwanted, unloved child who has already been rejected by people in the country until her lucky meeting with Hester Harper. Although the two are completely opposites where one believes in happily ever marriages with a prince in shining armour whereas the other believes ... ...

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... when a person lives in a remote area, or it can result from the perception of being removed from a community, such as when a person feels socially or emotionally isolated from others" (Hawthorne, G., PhD). Studies claim that alone time is healthy for an individual once every so often, but too much can be concerning and dangerous for a human being's mental state of mind ... an extended period of time resulting in depression, shame, or low self-worth; is associated with abandonment fears or social anxiety; proves detrimental to important social or professional relationships" (Hawthorne, G...

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... of how he came to be in the Artic, chasing the "creature". Frankenstein begins his story in Geneva, at home with his family, during chapter three, his mother dies of scarlet fever after attending to Elizabeth, whom she contracts it from. After she dies, Frankenstein's father "resolved" it "necessary for the completion of" his "education for" him "to be made acquainted ... the family to flee from their cottage and the monster to subsequently burn in down. Now the monster turns his anger toward Frankenstein and heads toward Geneva to wreak his revenge. On the way to Geneva, the monster wa...

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... where a scientist, Aylmer, attempts to remove a hand-shaped birthmark from the near perfect face of his wife Georgiana, but fails when the removal results in her eventual death. However, Hawthorne was not born with such insight and wisdom. After enduring the death of his father, an injury forcing him to adopt reading, an education at Bowdoin, a reflective time at Brook ... Farm with famous literary friends, a marriage, and a daughter, Hawthorne became engulfed in "his consuming interest in the nation's history, particularly the Puritan past; his exploration of the psychological and emoti...

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... "glory if he could banish disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable" (p. 26). This idea becomes more solidified when his beloved mother dies from exposure to scarlet fever. He pursues science and knowledge to gain these secrets. He then begins to experiment with bodies and electricity and in doing so creates a monster! But Victor is repulsed by ... he wants to hurt the master who has abandoned him to the cruel world that is repulsed by him. The monster kills Victor's brother, friend and bride. Whereas Victor vows revenge to destroy the monster that he created. The story s...

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... develops characteristics and qualities resembling those of a human being. The monster is able to sympathize, empathize, crave knowledge, feel lonely, become depressed, want revenge and, like humans, commit unspeakable crimes because of the trauma he is exposed to and left to deal with alone the minute Frankenstein abandons him. ... from his own creation the minute it came to life. Frankenstein embodies the characteristics of a monster when his obsession shifts towards viciously seeking revenge of his creation. In his finals words he talks to Walton and expresses to him his dying request. ...

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... ). Through this dialogue, the novel foreshadows something miserable is going to happen at the end. It is true that the monster must take revenge on Frankenstein because he breaks his promise to the monster. Frankenstein refuses to make another female monster like the monster itself. Therefore, the ... life. Instead, the monster kills Elizabeth, Frankenstein's wife. The monster may want Frankenstein to suffer the same pain as his to complete his revenge. In contrast with the novel, although the film Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (1994) uses the same plot in the novel, the director increases ...

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... ). Through this dialogue, the novel foreshadows something miserable is going to happen at the end. It is true that the monster must take revenge on Frankenstein because he breaks his promise to the monster. Frankenstein refuses to make another female monster like the monster itself. Therefore, the ... life. Instead, the monster kills Elizabeth, Frankenstein's wife. The monster may want Frankenstein to suffer the same pain as his to complete his revenge. In contrast with the novel, although the film Mary Shelly's Frankenstein (1994) uses the same plot in the novel, the director creates an...

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... " (138). Victor not taking responsibility for his actions refuses the creatures demands without considering the consequences. The creature states that if Victor does not accept his demand; he will seek revenge. The creature swears: "I will work at your destruction , nor finish until I desolate your heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your birth (139). After being moved by the ... to "inflict this curse upon everlasting generations?" (159). Realizing that he cannot do this again, Victor destroys the creation, and the creature's hopes. The creature full of rage declares his revenge:...

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... amass anger directed at humanity due to the judgement and prejudice he faces. This is evident when the Monster burns the DeLaceys' cottage in revenge of their rejection of him. The rejection the Monster faces from society is because of his isolation and exile and this begins to corrupt the ... Monster and clouds his innocence and morality. This lack of morals drives the Monster to seek revenge against Victor. This thirst for revenge directs the Monster to Geneva, outside of which he encounters William. Upon learning that William is a Frankenstein; the Monster kills him ... murder of Will...

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... display obliviousness to certain events around them. Such as Victor believing that the monster will not strike at him and that Arthur believing Jennet Humfrye won'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 ... is William's killer "Nothing in human shape could have destroyed that fair child". He was too naive to realise the monster would seek revenge which leaves Victor helpless; he did not expect the monster's gruesome crime. This can also be seen in "the Woman in ...

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... different reasoning for their sympathy towards Frankenstein. The audience of Mary Shelley's era would sympathise with Frankenstein for reasons of him losing loved ones and the unsuccessful attempt at acquiring revenge. In the instance of the modern day audience sympathy towards Frankenstein would have been created by the fact that Frankenstein has compromised his integrity and has devoted his life to ... revenge and hate. Although the two audiences different views lead to different character developments of Frankenstein and his creation they would have arrived at the some final conclusi...

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... the beauty and serenity of the setting to his emotions and desire for retribution on the creature. At this point both characters are attempting to punish one another and seek revenge. This is a strong parallel, which connects the two characters and a theme that continues till the close of the novel resulting in the novel concluding at the North Pole. Frankensteins obsession ... and predominantly when the creature commits such crimes as killing William. We realise that Frankenstein has caused the monster an immeasurable amount of unhappiness however, the reader morally believes that reve...

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... the beauty and serenity of the setting to his emotions and desire for retribution on the creature. At this point both characters are attempting to punish one another and seek revenge. This is a strong parallel, which connects the two characters and a theme that continues till the close of the novel resulting in the novel concluding at the North Pole. Frankensteins obsession ... and predominantly when the creature commits such crimes as killing William. We realise that Frankenstein has caused the monster an immeasurable amount of unhappiness however, the reader morally believes that reve...

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... the creature has on him as a result. Another interpretation of this dream could be that of Victor's unconscious desire for a reunion with his deceased mother, who died because of the scarlet fever she caught from Elizabeth. The dream also represents Gothicism in the psychological terror that is within the human mind, the "nightmarish" terrors that lie beneath the controlled and ordered ... ...

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... in 1818, Frankenstein follows Victor Frankenstein's triumph as he reanimates a dead body, and then examines his guilt for creating it. When his creature perceives his rejection by mankind, he seeks revenge on his creator's family to avenge his despair. Shelley, after experiencing the deaths of her family members as well as new discoveries in science and technology, expressed how modern society ... , Shelley's husband, Percy Shelley, died from a sailing accident (Discovering Authors 4). This death was the most devastating one, much like Elizabeth's death in the novel. The creature murders...

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... : "Your hours will pass in dread and misery, and soon the bolt will fall which must ravish from you your happiness for ever You can blast my other passions; but revenge remains- revenge, henceforth dearer than light or food! I may die; but first you, my tyrant and tormentor, shall curse the sun that gazes on your misery" (192). He wants to make ... ...

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... world on his own. "All men hate the wretched; how, then, must I be hated whom am miserable beyond all living things." (125) The result of Frankenstein's abandonment is the creature's revenge against him. He murders William (Victor's innocent brother), frames Justine causing her execution, and murders Cleval. Mary Shelley allows all characters to express their side of the story, thus effectively ... sickness." (160) He decided that if these people he confided in and showed such kindness to could not accept him then no one could. It is here that he vows revenge on his creator. If Victor w...

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... a group of cottagers, then with Victor's brother. His meeting with Victor's brother ended up in a massacre, as he killed William with his bare hands. This was the first form of revenge on his creator. Victor finally meets with the creature, only to find that his worst nightmare has come true (Moss 117-118). He has become disgusted with Victor, and with ... society, because they have rejected him so forcefully. Because of this, he vows to take revenge by ruining Frankenstein's life, as well as the human species. The only way the creature will spare Victor and humanity is if Victor create...

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... is Victor Frankenstein's brother he strangles him and this marks the beginning of his vengeful rampage-justified by the creature however - "I was treated badly, I was rejected, therefore I struck out in revenge" The creatures destructions can be justified. At first glance it would seem the physical gap between the creature and humanity can be to blame for these acts, but when dissected ... selfish regrets. It can be said that the creature is not to blame for its actions- the creator is. All the creature's sins are done with he intent of gaining revenge on victor for his previous abandon...

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... point that the education of women would be in the best interest for all of mankind. She argues that the education of women would create stability within Lipke2 the home. Husbands and wives will be able to hold an extensive conversation; they will "become the friend, and not the humble dependant of her husband"(Norton). Mary Wollstonecraft was able to write ... ...

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... to create his being is where social order and morality is broken. " I collected bones from charnel-houses and disturbed, with profane fingers, the tremendous fingers of the human frame"(Shelley 39). Going against moral order, Victor assembled his creation of stolen limbs to finally create life. "Born" benevolent, the creature is abandoned and soon grows a great resentment for Victor and all ... ...

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... is not in any way the "youthful Harlot" fault that the degradation in marriage has occurred, it is more the point that there would be no need for prostitutes if husbands were faithful. London itself is constructed as a place of depravation where the people are weak and woeful ("and mark in every face I meet, Marks of weakness, marks of woe") The ... ...

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... is isolated. The shock of rejection from the family he had trusted drives the creature to go on a frenzy against society. Acting against his innate characteristics of benevolence, he seeks revenge on his creator. The reader can perceive the effect of isolation from community as it leads the monster on his fanatic rampage against mankind. Unlike the characters above, Walton decides ... ...

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