There is no debating the monster’s actions were wrong .Nevertheless if he is examined from a humane perspective and seen as a victim of poor development, the monster can be seen as deserving pity. The monster does good deeds, and is rewarded with pain; he is maltreated by his father and suffers from symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder that contributes to his suicidal ideas. The monster was rejected by humanity in spite of his attempts to be good, because of this he experiences many side effects
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Frankenstein: Gender and Sexuality Mary Shelley explores gender and sexuality as societal constructs in her haunting, gothic novel, Frankenstein. The protagonist, Victor Frankenstein, is a brilliant scientist who creates an intimidating, powerful monster. However, Victor’s homoerotic relationship with his childhood friend, Clerval, and his disinterest in Elizabeth, his fiance and adopted sister, complicate this creation story with sexually charged undertones. Throughout the novel, Victor struggles
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In these chapters, situational and symbolic archetypes develop characters, motifs, and symbols. For example, Shelley uses imagery with the Death and Rebirth archetype to describe the morning sparking life to the creature: “It was . . . shrivelled complexion” (55). Likewise, Frankenstein’s pains and the creature’s newborn-like description in the above passage echo the Death and Rebirth archetype. In addition, the superhuman feat of bringing an object to life demonstrates the Task archetype: “infusing
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Victor Frankenstein should consent to the monster’s request and create a female companion for the monster, as it will make him happier, less violent, and allow him to better enact his genuinely good intentions, while having the closest thing that he can have to a family. One reason Victor should create a female companion for the monster is so the monster will be happier and not have to suffer alone. When he is expressing his desire for a companion to Victor, the monster says “If any being felt emotions
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When Victor Frankenstein reanimated the creature, the creature only wanted to feel love and acceptance towards his creator; however, that does not occur because of the monsters’ hideous appearance. The monster feelings of loneliness and rejection led him to become the creature full of anger and later started seeking revenge towards the people Victor loved. To the creature, murdering the people Victor loved dearly was his form of seeking justice. He wanted to make Victor feel the same pain and loneliness
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Antarctica represents foreshadowing. This is where we met Captain Robert Walton a young explorer infatuated with the exploring of the unknown, much like Victor Frankenstein, Walton represents the early stage of Frankenstein he hasn't lost all hope yet but he's at the tipping point he can either choose to fall prey to his desires I'll turn around before the fall Walton was physically and figuratively stuck. Geneva Switzerland represents Victor's childhood being the antithesis of the monsters childhood
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Adam as well as Victor were looking to have the knowledge that was implied only for God. In his refusal to make one more beast, Victor further separates himself in my mind from the allusion to him being God. In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, their countless recommendations to God and also the scriptures, particularly the book of Genesis. Intertextual insinuations are utilized by writers making the viewers think past the significance of the text before them. It needs the reader to additional look into
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In Mary Shelley’s, Frankenstein, Victor and the Monster can realistically be the same person because of the struggles they both endure physically and mentally and the intelligence the both acquire. Victor and the monster both encounter struggles with isolation. Victor takes solitude when he is creating the monster. He isolates himself from the rest of the world and has no interaction with his family or friends. When Clerval, his friend, comes to Ingolstadt University, Clerval notices how mentally
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that he and Satan in fact have a mirroring life. Although the creature was created to fill a void Victor feels, the creature was excluded from society because he does not posses the characteristics Victor’s felt comfortable with.
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names Professor’s name Course Title Poverty Poverty is a state of not accessing basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. Poverty is primarily caused by hunger, illness, and thirst and affects the entire society by generating many problems and making people to live substandard lives. It is normally classified in absolute and relative poverty. Absolute poverty refers to a state of not being able to obtain basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing that
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