Frankenstein Research Paper

Several fields have studied the relationship between creator and creation. The most significant aspect of this research considers the difference between nature and nurture. Sociologists, psychologists, scientists, and other professionals have tried to pin down the exact distinctions between these two types of upbringings. In literature, the same questions have been asked and studied using fictional characters, most famously in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, in 1667, and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, in 1818. The complexity of the characters in these texts creates the theme of nature versus nurture before they diverge and arrive at differing conclusions.

Gothic literature is a style of writing that contains elements of both horror and romance. This genre allows readers to experience a mix of horror and romance intertwined. Within the gothic genre there are elements of supernatural events, beings, and gloomy day settings. This style of writing became popular in the late 18th century and early 19 century. Many give credit to it’s uprising to author Horace Walpole, who wrote The Castle of Otranto (1764). His book contains all the elements that constitute the gothic genre. Frankenstein fits perfectly into the gothic category because the gloomy and mysterious setting is placed where most readers think of it as

Albert Einstein said, "Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character"(Einstein). Victor Frankenstein from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein lacked good character. Victor's flawed character and misdirected ambitions lead to his death because of his venture to create life with the use of the latest technology in the 1800s. The novel falsely illustrates science as detrimental when, in actuality, it serves as a tool to better understand the natural world and to progress in medical and engineering fields, so Victor's egocentric ventures causes his suffering, not scientific advancement.

In chapter twelve of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Frankenstein’s monster sees his reflection for the first time and is horrified by his own appearance, accepting that he is a monster. I was appalled when I read this because his demeanor in the previous chapters exemplified benevolence and curiosity, but never hostility or maliciousness. He is only deemed a monster based on his outward appearance when in reality, his knowledge is equivalent to that of a child. It is only when he accepts that he is a monster, when he is attacked in the woods, that he truly becomes a monster. Mary Shelley uses the treatment of Frankenstein’s monster to represent how society can have a big impact on how people see themselves.

One of the best classic to be considered is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley which is about the peculiar, hardworking and later inconsolable Victor Frankenstein. Victor was a scientist and a really educated person who questioned his own professors in Ingolstadt. He spend so much time on study and gaining knowledge that he almost forget about his family and health and become determined to make a breakthrough of discovery in science that would answer his questionings on life. Thus he ended up making his creature which he described as “the wretch” and said to himself that, “now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart”(35). Afterward he ran far far away from the creature he gave life

Honorable Magistrate, we are here today to discuss the heinous and deliberate crimes committed by the Creature Victor Frankenstein created. Know that it is important to remember that although we may call this being Creature he is a human, after all he is composed of all the “intricacies of fibers, muscles, and veins” of a human, has the need of the flesh as stated when he said, in quotation, “I…satisfied myself with berries, nuts, and roots,” and “brought home firing sufficient for the consumption of several days,” and has the emotions of a human when he stated that “These were reflections of my hours of despondency and solitude; but when I contemplated the virtues of the cottagers, their amiable and benevolent dispositions, I persuaded myself

A fundamental part of any person’s lifestyle and morals stems from parental help and love; yet these almost essential facets of raising a child to be a functioning adult remain completely undetectable in the early stages of the monster’s life. Primarily, Victor Frankenstein indicates his inability to foster another human due to his incompetence towards the subject. The second that the monster breathes his first breath, the doctor realizes his failure to produce an actual human, but instead some kind of piecemeal giant. In fact, even the creator of this creature disagrees with the human nature of this creature when he finds himself unable to “describe [his] emotions at this catastrophe” (Shelley 58). Considering that the monster has no modern

The human brain while complex, initiating every impulse that controls the body, can be simplified. Simple things such as memories, beliefs, or passions can define the decisions that a person makes. The impulses of humanity may cloud a person’s logic, while each person’s logic, in turn, may affect the impulses of humanity. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is overflowing with emotionally based decisions. Her text can be further observed when looking through a psychoanalytic lense with a hint of New Criticism, and searching for the root of emotion in outside texts such as the book of Genesis and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (Brackett

Young Frankenstein is a well put together movie, wrote by Gene Wilder, and directed by Mel Brookes. The black and white theme gives a better feel for the 1974 film giving the viewers a better experience as if the film was older than it actually was.

Within this quote lies an underlying theme that connects all of the novels we have read as a class this semester- the concept of destiny. Destiny plays a different role in each of the individual novels, however one question remains the same: is destiny a matter of choice or rather one of chance? In other words, could any one of the various protagonists we read about- whether it be Edna, Jude, Huck, Frankenstein, the creation, or even Jay Gatsby- have made different choices in their life to ultimately lead more successful lifestyles? The answer is yes. As William Jennings Bryan once said, “Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” All of the protagonists in the novels could have made different choices in order to create a better destiny for themselves, but

     The very first characteristic of a Gothic novel is its sinister setting. The opening sentence in Frankenstein sets the mood

Gothic is termed in the dictionary with crude and barbaric, this definition coincides with gothic literature. Gothic literature was said to be born in 1764 when Horace Walpole published The Castle of Otranto, which is considered to be the first gothic novel ever written. Gothic literature explores the aggression between what we fear and what we lust. The setting of these gothic stories were usually in some kind of castle or old building that showed human decay and created an atmosphere of mystery and suspense. The words chosen in these novels and short stories were very descriptive they tended to "blend the idea of the exotic and the familiar" (The Balkans, 75).Supernatural and

In the novel, Frankenstein written by Marry Shelley, Victor had undoubtedly become relentless in pursuing the reanimation of life in an inanimate lifeless being. Victor could have inevitabely be called obsessed with his work. Victor Frankenstein had always been curious about the reanimation of human life. Until he attempted it and suceeded was when he knew he made a mistake. Victor Frankenstein was blinded by curiosity and obsession.

Frankenstein is enormously important as a prototype for science fiction and as an early feminist work. Background of Frankenstein Mary Shelley was born in 18th-century London to two influential writers. Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a radical feminist who died after giving birth to Mary, and her father, William

In the 17th and 18th centuries gothic novels were all the rave. With the French Revolution and Catholic Reform paired with new technologies from the industrial revolution, a spark went off in writers, creating a new genre of novel: gothic. This newly arrived genre brought the history to the present in the form of supernatural as people questioned the church and state. One of the most famous books from this time period is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Besides when the book was written, many consider Frankenstein a gothic novel because it takes place in a location unfamiliar to the reader, it contains supernatural characteristics, the way these supernatural characteristics connect morals to the supernatural.