As soon as the monster in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein came alive, “it” was a mean looking brute. Even though it looked evil, the monster was actually a smart and kind giant whose terrible acts were caused by others doing it harm; the monster is morally ambiguous, which prevents it from being labeled as either fully good-hearted or evil, and lets the reader pick whether or not it is an inherently good creature turned bad by the circumstances. The monster is morally ambiguous in the sense that while
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Throughout this passage, Frankenstein feels as though he has been separated from his fellow man due to his actions, this is revealed through Shelley's use of figurative language, most notably, the use of light and dark imagery. “They were my brethren, my fellow beings, and I felt attracted even to the most repulsive among them, as to creatures of an angelic nature and celestial mechanism.” Frankenstein’s desperation to be close to humanity is evidenced when he craves to be near ever the “most repulsive”
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He’s all hard eyes and sharp words. His voice is deep and rough, the opposite of his tall, lanky frame and gangly limbs even though he’s long past adolescence. He smokes like smokestack and swears like a sailor. He’s got more scars than he can count, and bruises galore, yet he’s got a worn-down rosary in his pocket and a letter from his mum that says ‘I love you.’ He chews his food thirty-eight times, no more and no less, and never steps on a crack. He forgets to shave half the days, a five o’clock
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The next change was when Harry finally did receive the memory he was challenged to get. He had to go to the Hogwarts potions teacher, Professor Slughorn. He and Dumbledore watched the memory and saw a conversation with Voldemort as a student with Slughorn about horcruxes. Horcruxes are an evil way that you can keep your soul alive if you die. That was the piece of the puzzle they were missing. Dumbledore’s theory was complete, Voldemort split his soul into different horcruxes to stay away from his
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Bill Zhang Michael Mastro W170-Afternoon Class 4/25/2018 Extra Credit: Frankenstein Frankenstein is the first science fiction which was written 1818 by British author, Mary Shelley. Although the road of publication was so tough, and there were only five hundred copies were printed out for the first edition, Frankenstein had made a great influence on all later literary forms. It is amazing that Lily Library collected the original edition. The story begins with an avid biologist Frankenstein pieces
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Winslow Homer was one of the most famous painters during the 19th century America. He created many idyllic yet terrifying nature landscapes through each and every brush stroke. In a similar way, Mary Shelley, with her masterous hands, paints an idyllic, yet monstrous painting through her novel, Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus. Mary Shelley uses nature to influence her characters and convey emotion to the reader. Shelley uses nature for her characters as therapy to soothe them during their tough
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Katie Nguyen 9/6/2017 Heart of a Champion The book Heart of a Champion written by the author Carl Deuker shows the story of the two main characters Seth Barnam and Jimmy Winter. The story takes place in California and talks about Seth and Jimmy's experiences and shared love of baseball. The story starts off with Seth who is seven years old and had lost his father he later accepts his fathers death.
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their family? If you do then you should watch Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief and read The Odyssey their adventures become a reality. In The Odyssey by Homer, and Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief the heroes share both motivations and adventures; however, there assistance is different. Both Percy Jackson and Odysseus have the same motivation in there exploration, going home. Percy’s mother was taken and he must retrieve pearls to save her. Percy shows how much he wants to go home when he
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Percy realized for the second time in many weeks, he entered his home injured. Her expression grave, Mother approached and tilted Percy’s face toward the sunlight streaming in the windows. “Let’s put salve on your bruise.” Flinching, he pulled away from her. “I don’t want to be fussed with. Please, Mam, I don’t need treatment.” “Grace was near the market and told me what happened. Word travels fast.” “Does it ever.” It killed Percy to think of the throngs of people who knew every detail of his miserable
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return home whilst always keeping his family in mind. In Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief directed by Chris Columbus. His quest begins once he is wrongly accused of stealing Zeus’ Lightning Bolt. His mother is then stolen from him by Hades. Percy is determined to save her but while looking for her, he finds his true place and purpose in the world. Both of these stories share “The Hero’s
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