“It was on a dreary night of November‚ that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils. With an anxiety that almost amounted to agony‚ I collected the instruments of life around me‚ that I might infuse a spark of being in to the lifeleless thing that lay at my feet. It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes‚ and my candle was nearly burnt out‚ when‚ by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light‚ I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard‚ and
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Frankenstein creates a living being who then becomes a murderer. Who or what is responsible for the wretch’s behavior? In the novel‚ one sees the development of the creature like a child. He appreciates nature’s beauty and feels love towards the DeLacey family‚ showing that it is ‘nurture’ that causes him to turn to murder. The way that Frankenstein‚ his creator who should have a paternal attitude towards his creation that he has laboured over for 2 years‚ rejects him because he is ‘a hideous
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Whenever we hear the tale of Frankenstein‚ our natural instinct is to demonize the creature himself. We’ve heard of his heinous acts and known of his unnatural upbringing; yet‚ we never question the origins of his trivial motives. To our knowledge‚ this “mutation of alchemy” is inherently evil and nothing short of the story’s main antagonist. However‚ I believe Mary Shelley‚ the mastermind behind this novel‚ reveals different intentions beyond the book’s face value. Not only does Shelley present
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Man’s supposed dominion over animals is far from absolute. In 2013‚ John Bradford‚ who had been the elephant manager at Dickerson Park Zoo for 25 years‚ was killed by one of the female elephants he had raised since 1990 while guiding her to a barnyard stall [1]. In the light of stories like this‚ one must question the extent of our control over animals and our own place as living creatures on this planet. Dominion is defined in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as‚ “supreme authority‚” or‚ “absolute
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Blaire Smith Mrs. Anderson English 10 2 December 2012 Following his career in the Royal Navy‚ William Golding began to compose his most famous novel‚ Lord of the Flies. Shortly after their plane crashes on a solitary island‚ a group of English school boys attempt to maintain order and civilization. Ralph‚ the chief of the group‚ struggles to gain power and leadership from his followers‚ especially‚ the defiant‚ violent boy named Jack. Throughout the years‚ critic’s have argued that the
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The Example According to Australian artist Stelarc the human body is obsolete‚ flawed and prone to problems such as pain and death (Leeker‚ 2000‚ p.49). He continuously extends and manipulates his physical body in bionic performances‚ experimenting with the expansion of the limits of the human body in projects such as Third Hand (1980)‚ Exoskeleton (1997) and Ear on Arm (2007). Moreover‚ he questions the necessity to stay human when technology starts to invade our lives and bodies (Stelarc‚ 1997
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The text finally uses the interaction between Victor and the Monster to display the similarities of their misfortunes‚ but then completely contrasts the two characters‚ leading readers to create a larger conclusion about the text. At the end of the Monster’s life story he demands a companion emphasizing Victor’s role in his misfortunes: “Instead of threatening‚ I am contest to reason with you. I am malicious because I am miserable. Am I not shunned and hated by all mankind? You‚ my creator‚ would
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A Discussion An dining hall containing no more or less than the necessities for a comfortable dinner‚ materializes seemingly out of nothing. Enter Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ 18th century counter-enlightenment luminary; Charles Darwin‚ 19th century naturalist; Karl Marx‚ 19th century political philosopher; and Sigmund Freud‚ 20th century neurologist and founder of psychoanalytic theory. No one is alarmed that four influential thinkers whose lifetimes span over two centuries are meeting for an inexplicable
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A popular theme that echoes throughout the texts of many British authors is religion; mainly in the point of view from the Holy Bible. In most british literature‚ the reader can draw conclusions that the author drew insight from the stories based upon Christianity. This insight can be reflected by major characters or events that happen in the text. In the allegory “Lord of the Flies” Simon‚ a major character‚ reflects Jesus Christ because both have similar events happen to them. As similar events
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In Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ the creation of a second monster leads to the destruction of Victor Frankenstein’s health. The monster is tired of not being accepted by the human species‚ and demands Victor creates a female monster companion for him. The monster pleas and reasons for hours about why Victor owes it to him to create a female companion‚ and Victor finally gives in. He agrees on the condition that the monster must abandon the territory forever‚ which Victor must believe will put a cease
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