... would have, clearly contradicting the fact that the Creature seeks a healthy bond with his creator and friendships with other human beings. In addition, Victor Frankenstein demonstrates more traits that define a monster than the Creature does due to his hostility to the Creature, desire for power and knowledge, and selfishness. In several instances throughout the novel, Victor acts in a barbaric and antagonistic ... never create, "another like yourself, equal in deformity and wickedness.. Devil, cease; and do not poison the air with these sounds of malice" (Shelley 120). Victor calls th...

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... abandons him. In the same token, as the reader continues to learn more about Victor, it is easily noted that he embodies a typical monster. He is incredibly selfish, has no sense of responsibility, does not care for consequences, puts himself before others, does not care about how his ... is no way to justify Frankenstein running away 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 ... empa...

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... the speech, notice other creature in nature, thinking of his own origin, there are also the phylogeny of human being. Both of Victor and the monster have been punished by their curiosity. While he was conversing about the death William his little brother, Victor remarks that his creation brings all the suffering to ... was dear to me."" (49) Because of his curiosity he seeks knowledge of science, and creation of immortal life. Latter in the story the monster really pursues Victor to irremediable ruin: murders his father, Clerval his best friend, and rapes and murders Elizabeth his bride...

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... of a tangled mass of dead body parts stitched together to become what nature would never have produced, hence the use of the word "monster", meaning "unnatural". This quality is labelled by horror philosopher Noel Carroll, as "ontological impropriety."-The perpetual taboo of blending categories between living and ... in usurping the power of god need to be analysed for their "monstrous" value. Generally speaking any people would clam that Mary Shelley's created a monster by producing the novel as a whole. When placed into context, the noel was published in 1818 anonymously, and would hav...

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... waters. The whole novel is centred around this theme; a young, budding scientist with vast ideas of bringing life to an inanimate object. The monster character is a reflection of so many ideas that were running through Shelley's head at the time: The consequences of playing God, "beauty is ... with no rest; no freedom, on this one single project and this is his big moment. He is completely and utterly drained. Did the monster ever really have a chance? Frankenstein's standards were so high after all his hard work; he"d need little less than a miracle to satisfy ... again, until eventua...

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... had so thoughtlessly bestowed" (88). Victor is solely interested in the beneficial aspects on the surface of creating, just as his interest in the exterior "monster" is superficial. Not only is Victor's quest selfish, but his goal is frivolous as well. Victor's initial opinion of his creature is that of ... cursed by his very own maker, he sees the goodness of the human heart and desires to learn more about the human race. As the supposed monster journeys onward, he is delighted and allured by the moon and sun, and other peaceful, natural and romantic settings. He describes a community ...

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... However, society does believe that physical appearance is important and it does influence the way people act towards each other. Frankenstein should have made the "monster" less offensive if even he, the creator, could not stand his disgusting appearance. "Oh! No mortal could support the horror of that countenance ... different come to their eyes they become astonished and make assumptions that are not correct. In Frankenstein's story, society becomes afraid of the "monster" but what I feel is that they are afraid of it because they are afraid of things about which they know nothing. The...

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... humanity, which we find most terrifying. In the novel Frankenstein' you most certainly feel a certain amount of sympathy for the monster', which Victor Frankenstein has created. Frankenstein created this monster' because one main reason being the loss of his mother when he was young, he also has a thirst for knowledge. ... seen as to be showing a lack of humanity. We were not made to play God. It's very different in the novel Dracula' because the monster' in this is without doubt truly evil. We learn about Count Dracula's ancestor, who is based on a real historical family, and we find ...

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... and therefore, realizes the absurdity of creating a being purely from scientific methods. Without a doubt, Frankenstein is a modern myth in current times. The creation of a monster like this back in the 19th century via such unnatural means would not have so much been a myth, but rather an entertaining, gothic, fictional, totally untrue, ... of creation. His creator, "unable to endure the aspect of the being I had created, rushed out of the room" (Shelly 56). As the monster's mind developed, he was continually rejected by all human contact and he changed from being a benevolent characte...

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... that it may be harmful and just letting the readers ponder at that. Shelley guides the reader through the error and harm that the monster and Victor Frankenstein have created. In Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" the advancements of technology and its negative affect on humanity is the key role ... ). This is one of many instances in the selection when Victor Frankenstein re-affirms his doubts and portrays his distress in himself for creating a monster. Shelley creates the idea that Frankenstein "playing God" could be harmful, and then makes a stance on the argument through Victor Frankenstei...

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... dream however, vanished, and "Breathless horror and disgust filled his heart" (pg 56) when this being was actually came to life. The creation of a monster like this back in the 17th century via such un-natural means would not have so much been a myth, but rather an entertaining, gothic, fictional, totally ... creation to "bless him as a creator". He believes he deserves complete gratitude from his 'child' more than any other father deserves from their child. However the monster states, "you are my creator, but I am your master, obey!" (pg 162). In this novel, Mary Shelly effectively brin...

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... Victor then or equally to his creation. Today's audience would feel initially more intrigued then anything on the monsters introduction. The monster's rejection would have created an automatic sympathy for the monster and the emotional events of the creature longing for acceptance and companionship would have only justified the audience's feelings of sympathy, ... has with socially accepted people and then with the blind man who can only judge the creature by his personality. While developing different views of the monster from his looks and then strictly from his personality, Shelley di...

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... wretch. Given societal standards and expectations, the wretch's behavior would certainly be considered inexcusable; however, given the circumstances it can clearly be justified. The monster's behavior can be justified because of the lack of guidance and attention he was given when he enters the world. No one is born evil. ... unaccepting the world could be. Rejection made him impatient and miserable. In addition to the lack of guidance he received, a second cause of the monster's evil nature is the complete abandonment by his father. Rather then showing the creature love, Victor chooses ...

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... his creature Victor says, "How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe?"1 He becomes self-centered and thinks he knows everything. Victor plays the role of God by creating a horrible monster. Now he has to face the devastating results of his long awaited toils. Again Victor plays the role of God when the death of his brother, William, occurs. Victor reads ... lives. He thinks that he alone can destroy the demon. He becomes self-centered and acts like he is God in making the decision that he alone will destroy the monster that plagued so many people. It comes to the point where it...

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... misery (Ch.24)( pg.207)." As he recalled at the last moment, he points out that he fears the destruction that this independent "monster" would do on the unprepared human society: this "monster" isn't aesthetic in human's view, he can only cause disgust and terror, but considering the creation's own biological functionality, which are his physical ability ... ...

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... or not this creature should be considered human. As Diana Reese states in her article, "A Troubled Legacy: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Inheritance of Human Rights," "Shelley's monster moves across the shifting terrain of his own indetermination at "superhuman speed"; traversing the slash between man/citizen, reasoner/human, general/individual will in ways that pose a delicate challenge to ... the work of reason in Enlightenment projects for a new authorization of law" (Reese 49). Reese explains that Shelley's monster challenges the definition of a human, and he thus causes the w...

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... and humanity is if Victor creates a mate for him. Victor begins to do this, but destroys the creature, realizing he is wrong to attempt to control life and death. The monster sees this and vows to be with Victor on his wedding night. In the end, the creature kills Elizabeth, Victor's new wife, on their wedding night. Victor chases the ... monster up until his own death, in an attempt to kill it. (McMahon 198) The theme of responsibility and the dangers of science are extremely prevalent in the story. Victor does ... ...

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... his weapon are described, "warriors and battles." The supernatural element is the element in the story that is above mankind. It could be a human with super strength or anything extraterrestrial, a monster, etc. Many grand speeches are made at the climax or turn of the story. There are often many warriors in heroic epics, both good and bad. The battles they have ... all." in which the sound made by the se and sw are similar. A metaphorical phrase or compounds are found throughout the story as well. Three examples of this are a "powerful monster," "shepard of evil" and "guardian of crime...

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... to come to a compromise, other people would say that humans should not mess with gods" creation. People argue that you should not mess with gods" creation, because you will create a monster. You never know what to expect or what might happen when you clone a human body, but that is why is called science, because in science you do a lot of testing ... the body parts in, but then you also have the issue that the cloned body wont have no soul; but what really is a soul? So then I guess we have created a monster, but if you really think about it then we are all monsters. Why? Because hoe do...

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... all. [ ]There, indeed, was a woman with disheveled hair, holding her hands over her heart as one distressed with running she threw herself forward, and shouted in a voice laden with menace:- "Monster, give me my child!" She threw herself on her knees, and raising up her hands, cried the same words in tones which wrung my heart. Then she tore her hair ... , and in standing up for what he believes in, he becomes that much stronger. Dracula on the other hand merely accepts the fate handed to him and becomes an evil monster without putting up any struggle whatsoever. Before his days of being...

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... of her. By telling the reader that Miss Kilman has impressed Mr. Fletcher as she has Clarissa Dalloway, one could think of Mr. Fletcher regarding her as a life- blood sucking monster depriving others of their souls, because that is how Clarissa sees her. But the reader can also simply interpret Mr. Fletcher as regarding her as a person, who strictly holds on ... ...

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... other people. The man's frightened response genuinely confused the not-yet-self-aware creature, exemplifying his very basic mental state. However, in retelling his memories of his first days, the monster mentions he "greedily devoured the remnants of the shepherd's breakfast." The word "greedily" implies the significant intellectual development of the creature, seeing as he can reflect ... ...

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... read, the creature stumbles upon a satchel full of books left in the woods. By his own admission, "I can hardly describe to you the effect of these books"" (Shelley 116), the monster reveals how the books affect him. From Sorrows of Werter he learns about "despondency and gloom " and begins to question his creation, from Plutarch's Lives he learns "high thoughts and ... ...

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... the union between individuals that have freed themselves from their environment's preconceived notion. (Fjelde 133) In the literature in the times of Ibsen a woman was viewed as an angel or a monster. Ibsen perpetuated this theme. When Hedda was unable to fulfill her angelic nature, she turned to manipulation of other characters, domination of friends, killing Thea, and Loveborg's baby (the manuscript ... ...

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... not bother him, why would it? He was the African's God, able to do as he pleased, he, and he alone, decided who shall live and who shall die. A variable monster, with his sole purpose of existence being nothing more than fulfilling his lusty savage desire. Kurtz was now primitive man, with all the trappings of an unthinking beast. Although, with ... ...

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