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Frankenstein
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This 5 page paper focuses on the question of
Frankenstein's regret for creating life. Some
scholars have suggested Frankenstein regretted
bringin his creature to life. This writer
disagrees; Frankenstein held himself guiltless to
the very end. There was not a moment of regret for
the right reasons. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Franky.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Education Of
Frankenstein's Monster
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A 5 page paper examining the exceptionally high
level of education displayed by the Creature in
Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. The paper
explains why such intellectuality would have been
so important to Shelley, and what it proves about
the Monster himself. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Frankedu.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Was She Playing God in
the Creation of Frankenstein's Monster?
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This 6 page paper provides an analysis of Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein, with a concentration on
the argument that Mary Shelley was attempting to
play God in the creation of the monster. This
paper is an argumentative essay that supports this
perspective utilizing passages from the text as
well as elements in the history of Shelley's life.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Shelgod.wps
Mary
Shelley's "Frankenstein":
Characterization Development Of Protagonist Victor
Frankenstein
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5 pages in length. Mary Shelley' Frankenstein
utilizes several components in developing the
characterization of protagonist Victor
Frankenstein, which becomes quite clear when one
examines character description, character
behavior, other character's thoughts about him, as
well as what he thinks about himself. In this
precedence-setting novel, Shelley’s novel is
more than it appears on the surface; clearly, when
one looks at the dark undertones and truly begins
to feel what Victor was doing and feeling
throughout the story, one might wonder whether
Shelly's purpose was to portray Victor as more a
representative of death rather than life. Within
the first chapter, the reader finds Victor
possessively obsessed with his adopted sister
Elizabeth, who, he claims, was "my more than
sister, since till death she was to be mine
only." This early indication sets up the
reader for the further understanding of his
obsessive nature, ultimately leading to the
conclusion his character development. Bibliography
lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCvictr.wps
The
Psychological Aspects of Victor Frankenstein
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The Psychological Aspects of Victor Frankenstein.
5 pages in length with 1 ½ page summary.
Discusses the psychology of the man behind the
monster. Based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAfrank.doc
Monster
or Hero?: Mary Shelly's "Frankenstein"
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An 8 page discussion of the inner characteristics
of the fictional character of Frankenstein.
Identifies Frankenstein's diligent efforts to
learn to communicate as much of an act of heroism
as the aid he renders to the blind man or in
saving the crops of the poor. Bibliography lists 4
sources.
Filename: PPfrankH.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / The Doctor vs. The
Victim
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A 5 page comparison of Victor Frankenstein himself
with the Creature he made. The paper characterizes
Dr. Victor Frankenstein as a portrait of all those
scientific over-achievers who give no heed to the
ethics of their experimentations, and Victor's
Creature as the representation all those victims
who have to live with the effects. Bibliography
lists three sources.
Filename: Franken5.wps
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How
Mary Shelley's Life is Reflected in
"Frankenstein"
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A 5 page paper which examines how Mary
Shelley's life is reflected in her classic
Gothic novel, "Frankenstein,"
such as the death of her mother, the death
of her son and the loneliness of her life
as depicted in the characters of Victor
Frankenstein, the monster, and the primary
narrator, Robert Walton. Bibliography
lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGmarfra.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / The Monster's
Story
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of
the themes and impact of the Monster's
story in the larger novel Frankenstein. In
the center of Mary Shelley's novel, the
Monster provides an insightful narrative
that tells of his experiences after being
created by Victor Frankenstein, a
narrative that relates his process of
learning about his surroundings, language
and human emotion. This narrative provides
a significant view of the psychology of
human development, underscores the
problems of creating life using
technology, and substantiates the view of
the internal conflicts and misperceptions
of the Monster pertinent to the defense of
his actions. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Frank1.wps
'Frankenstein':
The Importance of Communication
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A 5 page discussion of “Frankenstein”,
the original book by Mary Shelley and the
various movie depictions. Emphasizes the
importance of communication to
Frankenstein and how the miscellaneous
depictions vary in this regard.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPfrankC.wps
Frankenstein's
Monster: Personality Metamorphosis
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5 pages in length. When one considers the
primary importance of Mary Shelley's
"Frankenstein," the first thing
to typically come to mind is the notion of
conflict and misunderstanding. In a
completely separate light, however,
Shelley's "Frankenstein" also
mirrors a particular component of social
address that deals directly with the
concept of heroism and the means by which
such heroic actions do not always lend
themselves to positive outcome. Indeed,
the monster can be considered a heroic
figure in that his attempts at being a
gentle soul often cause him great
suffering; through his metamorphosis of
character, the ultimately kind-hearted
monster as a heroic figure meets his fate
after a long and violent struggle with
opposing social forces. No additional
sources cited.
Filename: TLCmonst.wps
Mary
Shelley's "Frankenstein"
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A 7 page paper which discusses various
aspects of Shelley's
"Frankenstein" as they concern
Frankenstein, his admission to
responsibility and his responsibility to
his creation. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfranken.wps
Frankenstein:
A Story Still Valid Today
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A 10 page paper which discusses how Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein is still a valid
story today. The paper discusses the
subject of parenting and abandonment, and
of how people often do not take
responsibility for their own actions.
These are issues that clearly involve
mankind, no matter the time period, and as
such are valid conditions that make
Shelley's Frankenstein a work still
relevant today. Bibliography lists 4
additional sources.
Filename: RAfrnktdy.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' vs. Stevenson's
'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde' # 2
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This 8 page paper compares and contrasts
the novels, Frankenstein (1818), by Mary
Shelley and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis
Stevenson. Specifically discussed is the
dual nature of man explored in both books.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' vs. Stevenson's 'Dr.
Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'
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A 7 page comparatison between Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein and Robert L. Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde. The writer posits that the authors
used split personalities and other circular
dualities to express the same opinion about roles
in Victorian society, but come to separate
conclusions as to the treatment of their
'monsters.' Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Frnkjkyl.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein'/ Romanticism & The
Gothic
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A 5 page analysis of Mary Shelley's novel in terms
of these two dominant literary movements of the
nineteenth century. The paper asserts that
Frankenstein dovetails the typical Gothic theme of
the living dead with that of science gone amuck to
produce a story that vilifies technology instead
of the individual -- just as Romanticism sets out
to do. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Romfrank.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein'/ The Character Of
Elizabeth Lavenza
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This 3 page paper examines the significance of
Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel,
Frankenstein, and what her character represents to
the narrative. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Lavenza.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Critical Analysis
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A 4 page paper discussing the Mary Shelley novel
'Frankenstein' and how it serves as an
illustration of the 'other-ness' which is hidden
within every person and contains the elements of
destruction, ostracism, and lonely solitude.
Bibliography lists three sources and provides a 1
page outline of the report.
Filename: Frank.doc
Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein and Henry James' Washington
Square: The Application of Szacz's The Myth of
Mental Illness
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This 7 page paper considers the application of
Szacz's The Myth of Mental Illness to the basic
premises of Shelley's Frankenstein and James'
Washington Square. This paper considers the nature
of mental illness as a construct of societal views
and defines the implications for the main
characters in both novels. Bibliography lists 3
sources.
Filename: MHfranke.wps
Autobiography
in Shelley's Frankenstein and Rousseau's
Confessions
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Barbara Johnson has posited the idea that
autobiography is always in the process of
symbolically killing the mother off by narrating
the fiction as though it were the child one has
given birth to and that represents the author. In
Jean Jacques Rousseau's Confessions the premise of
an autobiography is not in question. The book does
not end with his death, but rather with his life
alone. In Shelley's Frankenstein, the creator
(Victor) and the creation (the Monster) are both
seen as extensions of aspects of the author,
mirrored in behavior and psychological
representations of the self, which are ultimately
ended either by death or a return to solitude.
This 7 page paper argues that Johnson's theory, at
least in the abstract, is seen as valid and worthy
of discussion. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTfrnbio.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein': Feminism And Patriarchy
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18 pages in length. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is
a celebration of gender, with particular emphasis
upon issues of feminism and patriarchal control.
Indeed, Shelley portrays the early birth of
feminism; not only are her writings a solid
reflection of her sentiments but so is the manner
in which she reflects the female reawakening.
Shelley displays her craft well and does not
hesitate to apply her talent as more of a social
statement than one of mere entertainment. The
writer discusses the author's primary argument:
that the female gender -- no matter how seemingly
fragile and delicate -- was indeed just as much an
emotionally strong and self-reliant individual as
her socially-accepted male counterpart.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLCfrnk.wp
Comparison
& Contrast of Neoclassicism in Samuel
Johnson’s “Rasselas” With the Romanticism in
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the
neoclassicism in Samuel Johnson’s novel, 'Rassselas,'
with the romanticism displayed in Mary Shelley’s
'Frankenstein' in terms of how each literary
movement affected theme, plot, character and
settings. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGneorom.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Life & Times
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This 6 page research paper examines how Mary
Shelley's own life, times and geographical locale
illuminate her literary masterpiece, Frankenstein.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Marylife.wps
Comparison
of Christopher Marlowe’s 'Doctor Faustus' &
Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein'
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A 6 page paper which compares Christopher
Marlowe’s 'Doctor Faustus' with Mary Shelley’s
'Frankenstein.' Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGdfrank.rtf
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Feminism & Science
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A 7 page paper discussing the significance of Dr.
Frankenstein's creation of a human being without
the aid of a woman. The paper concludes that Mary
Shelley's tale was a reaction against what she saw
as a paternalistic attempt on the part of male
scientists to usurp creative power for themselves.
Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: Frankfem.wps
How
Science Was Viewed and Perceived in Mary Shelley's
"Frankenstein"
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A 6 page paper which examines how science was
viewed and perceived in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel
masterpiece, "Frankenstein."
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGfrasci.wps
An
Analysis of the Character of Victor Frankenstein
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A five page paper which looks at the character of
Victor Frankenstein in the early chapters of Mary
Shelley’s novel, and considers whether the
character is presented in a sympathetic light in
terms of his psychological development and
motivation. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLfranken.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Human Source of the
Monster
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A 5 page paper examining the relationship between
Mary Shelley's own feelings of parental
abandonment and the way the Creature is abandoned
by his creator. The paper goes over the main
points of Shelley's life up to the writing of
Frankenstein, and compares them to events in the
book. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The
Dehumanization of Frankenstein Compared To
that of Frederick Douglass
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A 6 page comparison of the dehumanization
to which Frederick Douglass was exposed as
a slave to that to which Frankenstein, the
'monster' of Mary Shelly's creation, was
exposed to. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Frankensfr.wps
‘Conforming’
and ‘Questing’ in Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and Charles
Dickens’ 'Great Expectations'
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A 5 page paper which explains the concepts
of ‘conforming’ and ‘questing’,
then examines how they are explored
through realist and other conventions in
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel,
'Frankenstein,' and Charles Dickens’
'Great Expectations.'
Filename: TGconque.rtf
"Frankenstein"
and "Maezel's Chess Player"
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A 5 page paper which examines aspects of
humanity and science as they involve the
characters in Mary Shelly's
"Frankenstein" and Edgar Allan
Poe's "Maezel's Chess Player."
No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAfrnkchs.wps
Frankenstein:
An Example of English Romanticism:
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This seven-page-paper presents an overview
of the reasons “Mary Shelly’s
Frankenstein”classifies as an English
Romanticism. Bibliography lists ten
sources.
Filename: CWFranke.wps
Wollstonecraft
Shelley's "Frankenstein" &
Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye"
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How the Role of Society Changed After
1750, From Acceptance to Oppression of the
Individual, Illustrated in Voltaire's
"Candide," Mary A 5 page paper
which examines how after 1750, society
shifted from one of acceptance to the
individual as a member to one of enforced
oppression, which prompted the individual
to attempt to escape society's influence.
Specific examples are provided from
Voltaire's "Candide," Mary
Wollstonecraft Shelley's
"Frankenstein" and Toni
Morrison's "The Bluest Eye."
Filename: TGsocop.wps
Mary
Shelley’s Gothic Novel, 'Frankenstein'
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A 10 page paper which examines the
Gothicism of Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley’s masterpiece, Frankenstein
(1818), by first defining Gothic, then
providing specific examples from the
novel. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGgothic.rtf
Science
and Frankenstein; A Feminist Perspective
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This 7 page paper looks at Mary Shelly's
famous work and the science that is
portrayed in that book. Some of the
science seen in the book has become more
possible and more likely in recent years,
whilst some is still fantasy. Perhaps one
of the most interesting aspects of this
papers examination of Frankenstein is the
way that the science is presented when
considered in the light of gender issues
and the monster being seen as a possible
feminist alter ego. The bibliography cites
16 sources.
Filename: TEfrankf.wps
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Frankenstein's
Creature and the Bible's Adam
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A seven page paper comparing these two famous
creations in terms of their creators' intentions
and reactions toward them. The paper concludes
that whereas God loved his creation despite the
fact that Adam sinned, Frankenstein hated his
Creature who had done nothing wrong at all.
Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: KBfrank2.wps
"Frankenstein"
and Issues of Abandonment
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An 8 page paper which discusses various conditions
of abandonment in "Frankenstein" by Mary
Shelley. The relationships discussed are that of
Victor and the creature, Victor and Elizabeth, and
Victor and his mother. Bibliography lists 3
additional sources.
Filename: RAfrnkabd.wps
Critical
Literary Analysis of Mary Shelley's Novel,
"Frankenstein"
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An 8 page paper which provides a critical literary
analysis of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel,
"Frankenstein," including plot,
characters, conflict, setting and language.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGscigod.wps
Byronic
Hero: Manfred And Frankenstein
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This 5 page paper defines Byronic hero and then
looks at Manfred by Lord Byron and Frankenstein by
Mary Shelley. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KTbyrher.wps
The
Symbolic Use of Lightning in Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein
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5 pages in length. Lightning had a special meaning
to Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. She
used it symbolically throughout the book, and this
usage is important to the reader in understanding
the novel more thoroughly. By considering what
lightning means in the novel of Frankenstein, and
observing how it is used and in what pretext, the
reader can see deeper into the spirit of what the
book, as well as the monster, is all about. What
lightning has meant to people in general is also
displayed throughout the book. That lightning
symbolically represents good and evil, life and
death, throughout this book is evident.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JGAfrklt.wps
How
Hollywood Horror Film Genre Portrays &
Structures Racial Representations
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A 12 page paper which examines how the Hollywood
horror film genre portrays and structures racial
representations, considering such cinematic
examples as "Frankenstein," "Bride
of Frankenstein," "I Walked With a
Zombie," "Night of the Living
Dead," and "The Shining."
Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TGracin.wps
The
Modern Prometheus
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Humans have within their grasp the ability and
technology to create life. Many believe that this
knowledge will lead to further degradation of the
human spirit. But others, like Prometheus and his
gift of fire, believe that new technology is the
key to a new, and better, reality. Genetic
engineering and, specifically, cloning, of human
life has become an issue of extreme gravity in the
age of technology where anything may be dreamed
and many things are possible. Like Frankenstein
and his creation, is Man playing God? and what are
the unforeseen consequences? This 5 page paper
examines the moral questions that must be faced as
the current society deals with the reality of
cloning and compares this situation with Mary
Shelley's story of Frankenstein. Bibliography
lists 3 sources.
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Frankenstein/The
Novel v. The Movies
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An 11 page research paper that contrasts
and compares the details of Shelley's
original novel with three of the ways that
the Frankenstein story has been presented
in film: the original 1931 film directed
by James Whale; the 1974 parody directed
by Mel Brooks; and the 1994 version
directed by Kenneth Branagh. This
comparison demonstrates that the raw
material provided by Shelley simply
provided a springboard for the
imaginations of filmmakers, making each of
these presentations of the narrative
related to the original story, but also
unique in itself. Bibliography lists 7
sources.
Filename: khfrank.wps
Shelley's
"Frankenstein"
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A five page paper looking at Mary
Shelley's novel in terms of its larger
social significance. The paper concludes
that Shelley hints at topics as
far-ranging as the ethics of men playing
God, to the importance of a father's role
in the rearing of children, to the tragedy
of imperialism -- all within the
relatively simple story of a scientist who
wished to replicate human life.
Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBfrank5.wps
Voltaire's
Candide & Shelley's Frankenstein /
Representative of their Times
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A 5 page research paper that examines how
each of these classic works represents the
age in which they were produced--The
Enlightenment and the Industrial
Revolution, respectively. The writer
demonstrates that each author had as a
motif the treatment of women by society
and that the promise of improvement
implied by Candide failed to materialize
by the time of Mary Shelley. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: Candfran.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Novel and Film
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A 6 page paper comparing Kenneth Branagh's
1994 film with the original novel.
Particular emphasis is placed on a
comparison of the construction and
education of the monster in both versions.
No additional sources cited.
Filename: Frafilm.wps
Technical
Events and the Effect Society Has on Them
Now and in Frankenstein
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This eight-page paper discusses the effect
societal values have on medical and
technological areas. In addition it
discusses the responsibilities of society
and the scientists in that area.
Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: CWFksoc.wps
Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein and Erich
Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front;
A Comparative Analysis
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This 5 page paper considers these two
books with the hypothesis that they are
both damming critiques on society and any
member of society who is different. The
bibliography cites 2 sources.
Filename: TEfranki.wps
Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein and the Role of Man
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This 5 page paper looks at man's role in
the universe as exemplified by Shelley's
infamous book. Other themes are mentioned.
No additional sources cited.
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Shelley's
'Frankenstein' vs. Wharton's 'The Age of
Innocence'
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A 7 page paper in which the writer argues that
while both women were expressing changing
attitudes in femininity thought in their books
through contrast and duality, Edith Wharton's view
was made through an expansive flowing growth and
Mary Shelley's was from an explosive view. The
purpose of both stories was to show the need for
men and women to come together in equal treatment
of women during different eras. Whereas Wharton
looked at the changes from the idea of growing
together, Shelley's view was of killing off the
old ideas. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Agefrank.wps
The
Myth of Frankenstein
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More focused upon scientific issue than upon the
classic sci-fi novel, this 4 page research paper
refutes Mary Shelley's premise that scientists
will some day create life through brain
transplants and other methodologies touched upon
in her story. Parallels are made between genetics
and the 'Power of God' as well as issues
concerning the existence of the human soul.
Bibliography lists 3 sources which support the
writer's thesis that there is more to 'life' than
the brain.
Filename: Franken.wps
Comparing
and Contrasting Mary Shelley's Horror Novel
"Frankenstein" With Kenneth Branagh's
Film Adaptation
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts the
horror genre, as represented in novel and
cinematic form. An overview of each is provided,
along with critical reviews and an evaluation of
their respective strengths and weaknesses.
Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TGfranknm.wps
Ethics
in “Frankenstein” and “Brave New World”
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An 8 page paper looking at the ethical dilemmas
presented by genetics and /or cloning in these two
science fiction novels by Mary Shelley and Aldous
Huxley, respectively. The paper argues that
science and technology should serve man, not the
other way around, and ethics should always present
a higher priority than the lure of scientific
discovery. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: KBfrankn.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / A Critical Analysis
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A 4 page analysis paper on the themes in this
infamous novel. The writer details the use of the
Prometheus legend, Milton's Paradise Lost, and
modern feminist interpretations. Bibliography
lists 5 sources.
Filename: Frnknstn.wps
Genetic
Engineering, "Frankenstein," and
"Brave New World"
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A three page paper looking at these two works by
Mary Shelley and Aldous Huxley, respectively, in
terms of their applications to the modern concept
of genetic engineering. The paper concludes that
Shelley warns against scientific tampering that
will make "guinea pigs" out of human
beings, and Huxley warns of scientific methods
that will render us all the same -- both of which
could happen with genetic engineering.
Filename: KBgeneng.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Socialization Of The
Monster
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A 5 page paper discussing how the Creature in Mary
Shelley's novel learned to be a self-educated,
articulate, sensitive man. The paper speculates
that had he lived in the twentieth century, more
help would have been available to socialize him.
Bibliography lists several sources.
Filename: Frankens.wps
Mary
Shelley’s Original “Frankenstein” and the
Social Construction of Gender:
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This 5 page report discusses Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley’s (1797-1851) “Frankenstein” and the
ways in which serves as a metaphor for the social
realities regarding gender in the early 19th
century. The premise is that women are rejected in
their efforts to be whole as surely as the monster
was. In fact, the circumstances of the early 19th
century would appear to people of the early 21st
century to have been more disturbing than what was
faced by Dr. Victor Frankenstein’s hapless
creature. Bibliography lists only the primary
source.
Filename: BWorfran.wps
Mary
Shelley's 'Frankenstein' / Nineteenth-Century
Science
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A 10 page paper examining Mary Shelley's work in
the light of the scientific discoveries of the
time. The paper particularly discusses the work of
Sir Humphry Davy, Luigi Galvani, and Giovanni
Aldini in relation to their theories about the
connection between chemistry, electricity, and
living matter. Bibliography lists 5 additional
sources.
Filename: Frank.wps
Frankenstein:
Feminine and Human Nature
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A 6 page paper which discusses various aspects of
Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" as they
involve feminine nature. Bibliography lists 2
additional sources.
Filename: RAfrankfem.wps
The
Acculturation of Mary Shelley's
"Frankenstein" Creature
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A 6 page paper which examines the actions and
reflections of the creature, disclosed through the
double frame of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and
Captain Robert Walton. Specifically considered is
the creature's growing awareness, interactions
with others, and the grasp of the materials that
provide for his self-education so that conclusions
may be drawn about his sensibility,
psychological/moral/ethical states, his
interactions with others, progression of his
character to evaluate whether he is truly a
"monster." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TGfrankn.wps
The
Character of Victor, from Chapter IV of Mary
Shelley’s Frankenstein
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A five page paper which looks at the character of
Victor as described in a passage from Chapter IV,
showing how his nature and personality have
changed under the compulsive influence which
drives him to fulfil his studies in the creation
of life, and how he loses aspects of his own
humanity in his hubristic quest to be as a god.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLvictor.wps
Frankenstein:
Tragic Figure?
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A 5 page paper which examines Mary Shelly's
"Frankenstein" and discusses whether or
not he is a tragic figure. Bibliography lists 2
additional sources.
Filename: RAfranktgc.wps
Two
Stories of Isolation
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This nine-page-paper presents a detailed
discussion on the books Frankenstein by Mary
Shelley and Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte. The
isolation and alienation are described contrasted
and compared as the human treatment of others on
hearsay or looks is underscored. Bibliography
lists two sources.
Filename: CWjaneey.wps
Gender
and Science in Keller and Shelley
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A five page comparison of Mary Shelley's novel
"Frankenstein" and Evelyn Fox Keller's
nonfiction book "Reflections on Gender and
Science." Particular stress is placed on the
degree to which each author believes empiricism is
gendered, and how the scientific community -- both
in the nineteenth century and today -- has
constructed and directed its own areas of study.
Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBfrank4.wps
Gender
and Science Fiction: A Reader's Perspective as to
Whether Gender Shapes Writing and Reader's
Perception
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An 8 page evaluation of the stereotypes which
insist that women prefer one type of science
fiction while men prefer another. Examines
"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley,
"The Time Machine" by H. G. Wells,
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"
by Philip K. Dick, "The Lathe of Heaven"
by Ursula K. LeGuin, and "Neuromancer"
by William Gibson and outlines the female author's
likes and dislikes. Concludes that women have been
given a voice and they can use that voice in
creative endeavors such as the production of
science fiction and they can also use that voice
to speak out against the societal stereotypes
which have bound them to male-defined roles for
far too long in the pages of history. Bibliography
lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPgndSF.wps
Godwin
and Shelley / Two Views of Tolerance
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A 5 page paper analyzing the protagonists of both
William Godwin's 'The Adventures of Caleb
Williams' and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Both
novels feature characters who deserve to be
judged, not by their social class or outward
appearance, but by who they are inside. No
additional sources.
Filename: KBgodwin.wps
Marlowe’s
“Dr. Faustus”
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A five-page paper looking at Christopher
Marlowe’s sixteenth century play in terms of its
relevance today. The paper argues that much the
same theme is echoed in films such as
“Frankenstein,” and in the debate over
cloning. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: KBmarlo2.wps
Significance
Of Thresholds In The Work Of Bronte And Shelley :
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The idea behind a threshold is threefold it
separates the space between what lies on one side
of the door and the other, it stops the door from
swinging between those same spaces and it forms
the base for the frame of the door. The analogy of
a door is a popular one for understanding life,
whether fictional representations of life or real
life. Doors open into new spaces, experiences and
knowledge. This 7 page paper examines the stories
of Jane Erye, by Charlotte Bronte, Wuthering
Heights, by Emily Bronte, and Frankenstein,
written by Mary Shelley, and argues that there is
at least one incident where a character 'stands at
the threshold' of a decision that will change
their life. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTthshhd.wps
A
Comparison / The Creature & The Underground
Man
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A 6 page essay which compares the character of the
Underground Man in Dostoyevsky's Notes from the
Underground to the character of the creature in
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The writer
demonstrates that there are numerous similarities
between the two characters, and that their
differences make the creature the more sympathetic
of the two. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Creatman.wps
Neoclassicism,
Romance, and Classical -- Literature Compared to
Music
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This 5 page report discusses the three
distinctions and compares such distinctions
between music and literature. “Candide” by
Voltaire is used as an example of neoclassicism in
literature and Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”
serves as the example of Romantic literature. The
two are then placed next to the “classical”
music work, the Symphony No. 40 by Mozart. The
point being made is that in each of the three
examples, the unifying feature is an underlying
quality of clarity and innocence, as well as a
tonal quality in the music that suggests the
searching and results of that searching in the
texts. No sources.
Filename: BWneocls.wps
A
Victorian View of Deviance
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A 12 page research paper that examines three
nineteenth century, Victorian narratives-- Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein, Robert Louis Stevenson's
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and E.T.W. Hoffman's The
Sand-man. The writer contrasts and compares these
works from a standpoint that includes the
Victorian concepts of criminality and deviance.
Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: 00vicdev.wps
Empathy
and Human Rights in Shelley, Conrad, and Borowski
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An eight page paper looking at these issues as
presented in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein,' Joseph
Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness,' and Tadeusz
Borowski's 'This Way for the Gas, Ladies and
Gentlemen.' Tracing these themes from the
Enlightenment to the mid-twentieth century, the
paper argues that in order to secure human rights
for all, we need to be able to empathize with one
another's pain. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: KBfrank3.wps
The
Quest in Works by D.H. Lawrence and Mary Shelley
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A 5 page analysis of The Virgin and the Gipsy by
D. H. Lawrence and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
The writer argues that it is novels that form the
'myths' of our age and that each of these works
reflect the characteristic 'quest' that is an
inherent part of any mythology. No additional
sources cited.
Filename: 99quest.wps
Frankenstein
by Mary Shelley.
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(5 pp)The complex system of framing devices used
in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, where in some
parts, the Creature is telling the story to Victor
Frankenstein, who, then tells the story to-Captain
Robert Walton, who chooses to -recount the story
in letters to-Margaret Saville. This story-telling
device, not only let's us know what is going on,
but it also informs us of the attitudes of those
telling the tale, and who does, or does not know
about someone else. This complex confidentiality
will be examined in this discussion.
Filename: BBfrknst
Mary
Shelley As a Gothic Author
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A 7 page paper which examines why Mary Shelley has
been widely regarded as a Gothic author, citing
examples from her novel "Frankenstein"
and her short stories "The Mortal
Immortal" and "Transformation."
Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TGmsgoth.wps
David
Cronenberg's "The Fly"
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An 8 page research paper that analyzes David
Cronenger's The Fly (1986). T he writer argues
that from the time of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein,
horror has been one of the ways that the human
psyche has dealt with rapid technological change.
In the horror genre, we see the "worst
case" scenario of where technological change
is taking society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khfly.wps
The
Filming of Shelley's Frankenstein
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This 5 page paper reviews three filmed versions of
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and concludes that the
plot has been changed in each. Themes are
reviewed, as well as other aspects, and the films
are each compared to the original work.
Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA122Frkrtf
Mary
Shelley/Frankenstein and Society
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A 5 page essay on Shelley classic
nineteenth-century Gothic thriller as social
criticism. The writer argues that Shelley's novel,
while offering a gripping horror story, also
offers the discerning reader a commentary on
society and the tendency for society to ignore the
social and ethical ramifications of the
implementation of technology. No additional
sources cited.
Filename: khshsoc.wps
Mary
Shelley/The Monster as Misunderstood
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the way that
Frankenstein's "monster" becomes
acculturated and what this indicates about the his
personality and complexity. No additional sources
cited.
Filename: khfrank1.wps
Shelley's
Monster/Milton's Satan
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An 8 page research paper that discusses how a
comparison between John Milton's Paradise Lost and
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein can reveal multiple
layers of meaning in the latter work. The writer
argues that Shelley's allusions to Milton, as well
as direct quotes, demonstrate that her brooding
tale was influenced by Milton's work. Bibliography
lists 7 sources.
Filename: khframil.wps
The
Negative Aspects of Mary Shelley's Science
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This 5 page paper looks at scientific aspects of
Shelley's Frankenstein. The debate as to whether
or not the science is positive or negative is
explored. Tampering with nature is seen as being
detrimental. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA120Frn.doc
Character
Analysis of Robert Walton in Mary Shelley’s
“Frankenstein”
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A 5 page paper which examines the character’s
functions in the novel. No additional sources are
used.
Filename: TGrobwal.rtf
The
Moral of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
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This 5 page report discusses Mary Wollstonecraft
Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein” and whether
or not there is a moral to the story. The report
asserts that there certainly is a moral but that
the moral is multi-faceted and offers numerous
areas for consideration of the moral in the story.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWmorfrn.wps
Heroes
in British Literature Through the Ages
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This 5 page paper looks at how heroes are
portrayed in literature, with an emphasis on
British literary periods. Eras discussed include
the Renaissance period and the Anglo-Saxon period.
Several well-known works are mentioned such as
Hamlet, Gulliver's Travels and Frankenstein.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA140lit.rtf
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