Themes in Frankenstein

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Themes in Frankenstein

• By Period H

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Adverserial Relations

• Motifs of antagonism, hatred, and revenge
• Ones self by ones opposite

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Adversarial relations in Frankenstein

• Adversarial masculinity code
• Affects Victors view
• Doesnt realize dangers on loved ones.
• Motifs of revenge
• Victor vows vengeance
• Again do I vow vengeance again do I devote
  thee, miserable fiend, to torture and death.
  Never will I omit my search, until he or I
  perish(Mary Shelly 3.7.5)

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Appearances VS. Reality

• Monstrous on the outside
• Warm and soft on inside
• Victor believes

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Appearances VS.Reality

• Landscape
• Village lies on rugged mountain
• Pretty in village

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Social class (justice vs. injustice)

• Listening and non-listening consequences
• Victors hardheadedness is direct cause to his
  problems
• Because trust is between the villagers people
  argue the case of one of the girls
• The girl takes the blame for the creature

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Social class (justice VS. Injustice)

• Bad parenting leads to bad events leads to the
  girl taking the creatures blame leads to
• Villagers play a big role in teaching the
  creature
• Listeningtrustjustice?

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Works cited

• Horror Etc Podcast. Web. 13 Nov. 2009.
  lthttp//www.horroretc.com/Episodes2021-25.htmlgt.
• "August 2004 Archives." Bill de hÓra. Web. 13
  Nov. 2009. lthttp//dehora.net/journal/2004/08/gt.

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Works cited continued

• "Frankenstein (Themes) Information from
  Answers.com." Answers.com Wiki QA combined with
  free online dictionary, thesaurus, and
  encyclopedias. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.
  lthttp//www.answers.com/topic/frankenstein-novel-3
  gt.

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Works cited part 3

• Quote Again do I vow vengeance again do I
  devote thee, miserable fiend, to torture and
  death. Never will I omit my search, until he or I
  perish(Mary Shelly 3.7.5)
• Picture Moser, Barry. "Image of wood carving od
  Victor." Rmichelson. N.p., n.d. Web. 12
• Nov. 2009. lthttp//www.rmichelson.com/Artist_
  Pages/moser/Frankenstein.htmgt.
• Picture Blogspot. "Grinning-Frankenstien."
  Blogspot. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2009.
• lthttp//2.bp.blogspot.com/_BWD3jaICbzg/Rfq68x
  R-VPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/3bU96g802gA/s400/grinning-Franke
  nstein.jpggt.