“Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus’ is a novel written by Mary Shelley and is published in the year 1818 in three volumes. The novel can be said to have marveled on various aspects such as narrative technique, theme, realism, and appropriate representation of the socio-political…
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“The Tuft of Flowers,” “Mowing,” and “After Apple-Picking,” – Robert Frost poems show his unique view of nature and its connections to the human world. Beginning his career in New Hampshire, he moved his family to England where he met with Ezra Pound who helped…
Frankenstein is a novel written by Mary Shelley, an English female author, at around the year 1818, about a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein who makes a creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. This specific book has generated a lot of critical analysis from its…
The nature vs nurture debate has been going on for hundreds of years and it still is not solved. Initially, the philosopher, Plato believed that we are who we are because of get our characteristics from our parents through DNA. On the other side, Aristotle…
In William Golding’s famous Lord of the Flies, the absence of females is very evident, consistently throughout the novel. Since the earliest eras of society, women have been perceived as inferior, always fighting for equality and justice against oppression. Seeing as the novel was written…
Frankenstein is one such story that is considered to be utterly significant. The author, Mary Shelley, does this by incorporating a mentor who dramatically changes how the character views not only himself, but the world itself. Such instance is the professor, Waldon, who inspires Victor…
There is a frequently repeated saying that human curiosity is the driver of progress. In most of the cases, people perceive this thesis in a positive context since scientific progress is associated with positive changes. However, knowledge dangerous knowledge in Frankenstein and science have their…
“My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity.” That is one of Wilfred Owen’s famous quotes demonstrating that he writes his opinion on the devastation of war and tries to inform the reader about it in his writing….
Born in 1903, Eric Blair (better known as George Orwell) had the opportunity to witness an incredible amount of global events, which today are considered infamous in our history books. Orwell lived through both World Wars, the Armenian Genocide, and the Holocaust, to name a…
What makes someone or something a monster? Many would argue that a monster is something that is cruel, inhumane, and abnormal. In our current society, there are many examples of monsters shown through movies, television, and literature. In the very popular novel, Frankenstein, by Mary…
Have you ever heard the saying dance like nobody’s watching? Well in this case someone is watching, and you may not even know it. 1984 is a novel based in a society where government security is very intrusive, this creates a oppressive environment where nobody…
Before delving into the omnipresent theme of monstrosity in Frankenstein, it is crucial to appreciate the true meaning of the word. When thinking of the word “monster,” one may picture a repulsive three-eyed creature hiding under a bed, or perhaps a gigantic being covered in…
The novel “1984” was written by American essayist George Orwell who is best known for his novels: “1984” and animal farm. He is a man of strong opinions who addressed some of the major political movements of his time which includes imperialism, and communism. “1984”…
What makes a monster, villain or a hero is how we like to see things in our point of view. We give those stereotypes to anyone we think could be a hero, villain and a monster. We see a hero as in a nice person…
Robert Walton is consumed by his ambition to reach the North Pole because he believes “glorious expedition” is the most valuable achievement according to his own rationale. However, Walton’s logic and unsympathetic behavior kill the crew members by refusing their request for return back to…
