Using Literature as a Lens to See the World
We are all so busy being ourselves, or a version of ourselves, that we seldom stop and ask: Do I …
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After finishing Shelley’s Frankenstein, I can fully appreciate the significance and foreshadow of the subtitle: The Modern Prometheus, as it …
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Upon the conclusion of Frankenstein, a prevalent theme is that beings are born inherently good, but it is through experience …
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Throughout the second volume of Frankenstein, Mary Shelley uses irony and dictation to illustrate the extent to which physical appearance …
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Shelley’s Frankenstein is commenting on the human condition, and exploring what exactly makes us human. Therefore many thematic ideas correspond …
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