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Friendship, Victor Frankenstein, and Henry Clerval

book, the first reaction could be "mad scientist" or "ugly monster." Hollywood, if nothing else, has done a very good job of takin...

Films Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein and Science

about cloning, for example, is that one will create a monster like what appears in the Frankenstein films. And while the monster i...

Which is the Hero, Victor Frankenstein or His Monster?

monster could be seen as a perversion of an epic hero, given his greater than human abilities and stature" (Anonymous Synopsis of ...

Scholarly Issues and Controversy Regarding Marian Literature

the Mediterranean. Haarmann asserts that Marian devotion continues "the ancient goddess cults, and, thus, is a reflection of thei...

Mary, Mother of Jesus and Marian Literature

This paper examines the pertinent literature and ongoing controversy surrounding Mary, mother of Jesus, as well as her role in the...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and the Conflict Between Man and God

up in a "freethought household" (Madigan 48) and her mother had already written about womens rights while her father "a noted Util...

2000 Case of Conjoined Twins and Legal Alternatives

II. Facts of the Case The case in question was presented to Lord Justice Ward, Lord Justice Brooke and Lord Justice Robert Wal...

Women in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The Virgin Mary, Lady Bercilak and Morgan le Fay in “Sir Gawain and the Knight”

At the conclusion of the poem, the Green Knight informs Gawain that his actions were the direct result of the commands of the conn...

A Comparison of Shelley's Frankenstein and Scott's Blade Runner

forever hovering overhead beckon to the fleeing people that their safety exists in the off-world colonies, demonstrating that eart...

Comparing the Literary Styles of Anne Roiphe and Mary Karr

There is much more use of the present and present perfect tense in her writing. Like the child that she was at the time, the reade...

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Lord Byron's Manfred as Byronic Heroes

In five pages Byronic hero is first defined and then examined as it is reflected in Lord Byron's Manfred and Mary Shelley's Franke...

Grounded Theory Applied to Sexual Abuse

Grounded theory is driven by observation and analysis of data collected in the natural environment of the subject. Morrow and S...

Deviance from a Victorian View Perspective

see them in the context of the society in which they originated. The Victorian view of criminality The commonly expressed public ...

Isolation in Jane Eyre and Frankenstein

The theme of isolation as it is featured in these novels by Charlotte Bronte and Mary Shelley are compared and contrasted in nine ...

Politics, Labor, and American Citizens

In nine pages this paper examines the philosophies of Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel Gompers, Frederick Douglass, Plato, and Aristotl...

A Philosophy Basic Overview

In this paper consisting of twenty pages questions regarding such influential philosophers as Robert Nozick, Mary Daly, the Stoics...

Abandonment in Frankenstein

is responsible for the monsters abandonment and abusive treatment, fueling his bitterness and murderous rage" (178). Natale illust...

Feminist View on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Science

In seven pages this paper considers science as presented in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley from a feminist perspective that includes...

Portrayals of Humanity and Science in Frankenstein and Maezel's Chess Player

A 5 page analysis of humanity and science as they are portrayed by Mary Shelly's and Edgar Allan Poe. 2 sources....

Frankenstein from a Critical Perspective

Mary Shelley's original Frankenstein is the subject of this critical literary analysis, which focuses on setting, language, plot, ...

Personality Metamorphosis of Frankenstein's Monster

Perhaps Victor feels that in giving life to a pile of bones and sinew he can spare himself the pain of death not only for himself,...

Literature of Early America

In nine pages the religious messages of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of...

Clairvoyance, Insanity, and the Life of Mary Todd Lincoln

This paper examines the life of Mary T. Lincoln, wife of US president Abraham Lincoln. The author discusses elements of her insan...

3 Articles on Homosexuality

In five pages three articles featuring the topic of homosexuality are summarized and analyzed. They are Christopher Hewitt's 'Hom...

Happiness Perspectives of Langdon Gilkey and Mary Gordon

She realizes that she will have to "invent an existence for myself" (Gordon 5). Isabel falls in love with a married man, and event...

Science Fiction and Gender

In eight pages this paper examines how gender influences science fiction tastes in terms of male and female preferences with a dis...

Classical, Neoclassical, and Romantic Music and Literature

In five pages this report contrasts and compares literary and musical distinctions as illustrated by Voltaire's Candide neoclassic...

Gothic Author Mary Shelley

In seven pages this paper considers the Gothic characteristics of Mary Shelley's writings in an analysis of short stories 'Transfo...

Frankenstein as a Reflection of the Life of its Author Mary Shelley

In five pages this paper discusses how Frankenstein reflect the life of Mary Shelley in its characterizations and a plot that mirr...

Writing of Mary Moody Emerson

In five pages this research paper examines how Ralph Waldo Emerson's aunt Mary Moody Emerson and her writings influenced him. Six...