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    reciprocates the deed. Mary Shelley in Frankenstein, presents Victor Frankenstein, a lonesome character in desperate need of a companion and does the unthinkable to develop a passion for creating his own that completely backfires. His obsession of creating a visual astounding companion transpired to a disappointment and inflicted agony upon himself and those dearest to him. Shelley uses situational irony when describing the appearance of the monster. Victor envisioned his 8-feet creature built with “[h]is limbs

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    myself of rest and health.” In this quote we see that Victor stops at nothing to find if he would be successful with his creation. Victor has made this project such a main priority that once it is completed and the creature comes to life he does not know what to do. Since Victor has met his goals and done what he said he wanted to do he does not want to deal with the being he just created so this becomes a problem for him. We see that Victor was very troubled by this whole experience when he says

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    Shelley, the author of the Gothic novel Frankenstein, conveys many messages throughout her work. The most relevant and significant message that Shelley promotes is that it is not our-man kind’s- business to carry out the jobs of the gods. This is why Victor Frankenstein tells his story in the first place. Today, in the 21st century, this warning is still valid. It is also still worth hearing as we are doing the same thing today that Frankenstein did; we are using technology to create human life from

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    The continual blur of the headlights beaming onto my windscreen as a drove along the Story Bridge was blinding. Constantly appearing at irregular increments only to disappear almost instantaneously replaced by a brighter luminescence. The lights were reflective of my life. The problems. The struggles. The incessant issues that I was encountered with. As my prehistoric Holden Ute wheezed towards the metropolis that lay ahead I could not help but contemplate the contempt that I had for the buildings

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    Frankenstein Essay I think that victor should make the monster a “friend”. The monster has been in the wrong and maybe he needs someone to help him. I believe that he should make a woman monster because I feel like he owes the monster a partner because he just, made the monster and let him go. Secondly I believe that the monster needs a partner or a lover. Lastly if Frankenstein makes another monster he could perfect his science and maybe he’ll know what to do and know everything about his science

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    Walton's ship finds a man, Victor Frankenstein, floating on an ice flow near death. In Walton's series of letters to his sister in England, he retells Victor's tragic story. That’s basically the introduction to the story. The rising action is the growing up in Geneva, Switzerland, Victor is a precocious child, quick to learn all new subjects. He is raised with Elizabeth, an orphan adopted by his family. Victor delights in the sciences and vows to someday study science. Victor prepares to leave for his

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    In the first four chapters of Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein is obsessed with creating this creature made out of human body parts, and bringing it to life. With his obsession came many positive and negative factors. He succeeded in bringing his creation to life, but this creation was more of a monster than Frankenstein had envisioned. Frankenstein was automatically scared of his creation, as he fell asleep soon after bringing the creature to life, and woke up to find the

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    discoveries. He rescues the main character, Victor Frankenstein, and record the story as told by Frankenstein. b. Victor Frankenstein: Frankenstein narrates most of the story. He is a scientist who discovers the secret of life and consequently creates a monster that began a series of tragedy. c. The monster: This is the creature that Frankenstein created. Despite being intelligent, all of those who

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    William Frankenstein- (handsome; tattle-tale) William Frankenstein is Victor’s youngest brother and the sweetheart of the Frankenstein family. The monster strangles William in the woods outside Geneva in order to hurt Victor for abandoning him. William’s death deeply saddens Victor and burdens him with tremendous guilt about having created the monster. Captain Walton 's ship in the North Pole "[...] a thing such as even Dante could not have conceived" (Shelley 50). Dante tells us that the ninth

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    life of an early scientist and the effects of uncovering a truth that has not been known or experimented by other scientist’s. The story of Frankenstein portrays mainly the characters Victor Frankenstein, Henry Clerval, Frankenstein’s creation, Captain Walton and Elizabeth Victor’s future wife and relative. When Victor animates a lifeless object he is horrified by the concept of what he had just done and how it looks. After running away Victor’s loved ones are affected greatly by his choices that he

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