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    a man named Victor Frankenstein, who was obsessed with the idea of bringing the dead back to life. Victor's life was extravagant before he created the monster. Consequently, his relationships suffered, his morals changed, and he soon became overridden with guilt. While trying to prove an idea you have right, making one mistake can adjust your life tremendously. Before the horrific incident that changed Victor's life happened , he was filled with delight and affection. Victor

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    Oedipus and Victor Frankenstein are blinded by their ideas of success and demonstrate the psychological attributions of egocentrism. Symptoms of egocentrism is stated as, “the natural restriction on our perception caused by the simple fact that we can only see the world from our perspective” (“Witbourne”). Victor Frankenstein’s creation is scientific knowledge is corrupted by his egotistic characteristics as his purpose is to gain fame and recognition. The creation of the Creature was suppose to

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    Symbol: some of the symbolism in the book Frankenstein by Mary Shelley is, light. For example In letter 1 Mary Shelley states that “what may not be expected in a country of eternal light.” the Author uses this symbol to symbolize the journey he is about to take in his voyage with his boat Imagery: an example of imagery in the book Frankenstein is in the 4th letter when he talks about his voyage and how it went wrong. For example “Last Monday (July 31st) we were nearly surrounded by ice, which closed

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    things of life can lead to death. For example in the classic novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Victor Frankenstein pursues his life in finding the meaning of life and creates a living human being. He is surprised and full of terror by what he has created, but the monster he created is not seen as he had expected and abandons him. This leads the monster to murder human beings. In other words, Victor misemploy his knowledge and created a monster that kills people amd that is dangerous to society

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    Victor Frankenstein a handsome well-fit man, born in Geneva, Switzerland where his father Alphonse Frankenstein was well-known; Aides to make sure he was feed, clean, and satisfied with life. Frankenstein was interested in the works of alchemists and he discovers the fabled elixir of life. He then loses interest in these pursuits and in science as a whole after seeing the remains of a tree structure by lighting. Frankenstein attended the University of Ingolstadt to study natural science in chemistry

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    A novel is a form as the letter leader Robert Walton of an arctic expedition team wrote for his elder sister. While going to the geographic pole, Walton finds the man who weakened and helps him at the Arctic Ocean. He is Victor Frankenstein, and he begins to tell Walton about the experience. A youth from the Switzerland of good family and Frankenstein were aiming at a scientist. He left the home and were learning natural science by Germany. But Frankenstein gets tired clearing mystery of the life

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    In the article, “Robert Walton as Reanimator”, Terri Thompson states that Victor Frankenstein and Robert Walton are similar because they both bring something back to life, but Walton is the “better man” because he becomes a friend to Victor, while Victor abandons his creation. Thompson shows how the characters both bring dead flesh back to life. When Victor goes to college he ends up finding that it’s possible to animate life. He gathers the necessary tools to create a perfect being that won’t

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    Animal Project X-3

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    X-3 X-3 is facing the eyes of the man who created him.Ursinae. An experiment testing the results of putting different animal genes in a human worked. The human now named project X-3 transformed into a monster. He has snake like eyes with sharp claws and the ability to run on all fours as fast at a cheetah. He loved his new ability at first until the scientist that did this to him turned on him. Dr.Jean did the project on himself and everything went wrong. It messed with his mind. He combined himself

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    It was 10:00 pm one night when I chose to take a break from studying and embark on an autoplay chain on YouTube. Eventually, I stumbled upon a video about the science behind conjoined twins. Rather than focusing on the physical aspect of the twins, however, my interest diverted to how their brains functioned together. Consequently, in the next few days, I delved into documentary after documentary on medical anomalies involving the brain. My interest in neuroscience further developed when I read a

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    The characters in Fiend Without a Face were afraid of the unknown, and specifically how technology was a gateway to advancement, but also how it could be the rise of destruction. In the film the characters were afraid of the countless murders and their unknown explanations. However, the peculiar murders were eventually connected to the work of psychic researcher, Professor Walgate. His hidden experiments surrounded the concept of materializing human thoughts, which was the main reason behind the

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