Monthly Archives: February 2015
F1 Paper Assignment
F1- Paper In this first assignment I ask you to think about how the literary can help us think through the real. Ultimately the assignment requires that you identify in (or infer from) Frankenstein some theory about youth, adolescence, growth, … Continue reading
Comparative Blog Post Group C
Often times in society people become what we label them. Frankenstein’s monster was born without sin, an innately innocent being. His grotesque form is what the people around him see, and that is the only thing they choose to accept. … Continue reading
Group B – Comparative Post
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein depicts monstrous character that is created and represents the monstrous emotions that can develop in the humans: more specifically adolescence. The vile Frankenstein causes his creator, Victor’s death and tries to justify his actions. He goes into … Continue reading
Comparitive Blog Group C
Much of Frankenstein tells a story of brooding angst in the years of adolescence. A loneliness is present within his own family. “I closed not my eyes that night. My internal being was in a state of insurrection and turmoil; … Continue reading
Comparative Post: Group C
Reading Frankenstein, the constant theme of monstrosity shows up throughout the novel. However reading the scene where William is murdered and Justine is accused of murdering him, brought about the thought that knowledge itself can be a monstrous thing and … Continue reading
Comparative Post Group C: Rejection
Throughout Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”, the element of monstrosity and rejection is clearly evident by the creation himself. “I was seized by remorse and the sense of guilt, which hurried me away to a hell of intense tortures, such as no … Continue reading
Comparative Post Group C- The Counterculture
“Cursed be the day, abhorred devil, in which you first saw light! Cursed (although I curse myself) be the hands that formed you! You have made me wretched beyond expression. You have left me no power to consider whether I … Continue reading
Comparative Post Group B – Conforming to Society’s Standards
Shelly’s “Frankenstein” brings up an important issue that many of us sadly may have succumbed to some point in our lives and that is the idea of wanting to be accepted by the majority. Whether it is among your peers … Continue reading
Comparative Blog Post Group C
In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” one of the underlying themes is the element of monstrosity. When Victor first brings his ‘monster’ to life, it can be argued that it is not yet a monster, it is merely a creature, who appears … Continue reading
Comparative Blog Group B
In Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” a reoccurring theme is adolescence and the innocence taken during this period. It is popularly believed that during adolescence, a person undergoes physical changes in which their body grows while their mindset often remains in a … Continue reading