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“Frankenstein” and the Idea of Responsibility for One’s Actions

abrogated his personal responsibility on two levels. First, he has given up his responsibility to educate, nurture and care for th...

A Feminist Perspective on “Frankenstein”

"varied and prolonged dependence on others" that follows the birth of a normal human (Yousef 197). The creature himself associates...

The Exorcist and Frankenstein

possesses a girl. She has no control over this possession and there seems to be no character that actively engages in evil. As suc...

Feminist Reaction to Frankenstein by Shelley

as one, writing about a man. She was raised by her father and surrounded by many intellectual and literary men and it just makes s...

Women in Frankenstein and Jane Eyre

The character of Jane is sent to live with a relative when she is young, and then sent off to a school. She finds herself applying...

Reimagining “Frankenstein” for the 21st Century

hes available, Michael Caine, who can do anything and make it believable, would be fantastic. If hes not available, Harvey Keitel ...

Frankenstein as Bildungsroman

different chapters, allows both the Monster and Frankenstein to offer their accounts of the Monsters early existence. When Franken...

Frankenstein and Blade Runner

are clearly emotionally distraught at being unloved and uncared for by humans, their parents. They seek vengeance. The only replic...

Does Frankenstein Deserve His Fate?

and then turns away from it" (Schellenberg). Perhaps, he continues, Shelley wants to punish Frankenstein simply because "he doesnt...

Industrialization as a Metaphorical Monster in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

There were also images of pollution with billows of smoke pouring out of factory chimneys and thick coatings of ash on sidewalks, ...

Gothic in Literature

is actually a monk, Shedoni, but he is a man who had a presence that possessed the "gloomy pride of a disappointed one" (Radcliffe...

Analysis of 2 Horror Films

adding to aid of gloom. As this suggests, in Frankenstein, the X factor is primarily shown overtly, using aspects of the cinemat...

Comparison of Frankenstein, Metamorphosis and Jekyll/Hyde

come to know - having become a grotesque physical specimen - compels them to display hostility and defiance toward the changed man...

"Frankenstein" and Miltonian Characterization

the level of a literary work that transcends the boundaries of its associated genre of horror, which like the best works of the Go...

Caliban, Prospero, Frankenstein and the Creature—Who’s the Monster?

source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me. No father could claim the gratitude of his child so complete...

God, Man, and Morality in "Frankenstein"

as Victor envisioned but a hideous creature. If God created man in his own image then what does that say about Victors true nature...

Frankenstein Myth

In four pages this research paper considers the 'Frankenstein myth' and refutes the premise argued by author Mary Shelley. Three ...

Education Styles and Beings Created in 2 Works of Literature

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the novels Emile and Frankenstein in terms of education styles and the types of beings created in a...

Neoclassicism vs. Romanticism, Rasselas vs. Frankenstein

Rasselas by Samuel Johnson and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley offer a study in Neoclassicism and Romanticism, respectively. This pap...

Themes of Empathy in Shelley, Conrad, and Borowski

This paper examines various human-rights themes seen in Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness,' and Borowski's 'Th...

Contemporary Relevance of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

In 5 pages the contemporary relevance of this 16th century play is assessed in terms of the cloning debate and a similar theme fea...

Biblical Adam and the Creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In 7 pages these two creations are compared in terms of the intentions of their creators and the reactions they inspired with God ...

Mental Illness in Shelley and James

This paper examines Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Henry James' Washington Square in terms of how Szacz's The Myth of Mental Illn...

A Critical Analysis of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

to her writing to make a living. She also received a small stipend from Shelleys family against his inheritance. Mary spent the ...

An Analysis of The Creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

draws from his experience. His first introduction to fire, for example, results in his knowledge that the same element that can p...

Creation of Life in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

In five pages this paper argues that Victor Frankenstein steadfastly refuses to feel any type of guilt or regret regarding his sci...

Works of Mary Shelley and the Bronte Sisters and the Importance of Thresholds

In seven pages this paper discusses the importance of thresholds in the decision making processes featured in Mary Shelley's Frank...

A Comparison of the Novel and Film Versions of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

This paper compares and contrasts Shelley's original literary work with Kenneth Branagh's 1994 film entitled, Mary Shelley's Frank...

Comparing Mary Shelley's Creature and Dostoyevsky's The Underground Man

In six pages this essay compares the similarities and differences between these two characters featured in Shelley's Frankenstein ...

How Their Respective Times Were Represented in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Candide by Voltaire

In five pages this research paper examines how The Enlightenment was represented by Voltaire in Candide and the Industrial Revolut...