... sides by ice, and can see nothing but ice for miles. The landscape is barren, and all of his crew is in fear of running out of food and fresh water. This setting is very sinister in lieu of the imminent death that is facing the crew members. When the scene switches to the life of Victor Frankenstein, the reader finds ... to emphasize the frightening appearance of the monster. His entire appearance adds to the horror as Frankenstein describes him: "His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of pearly...

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• Grade Level: High School

... 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...

• Word Count: 1911
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• Grade Level: High School