Mary Shelley uses Victor Frankensteinâs creation as a warning towards classicism and rational thinking; something past the boundaries of societal and cultural norm. Firstly, Shelley shows this through each victim, namely Elizabeth Lavenza and Henry Clerval who both appreciate nature and its sublimity when Victor fails to do so as the novel progresses. Victor narrates this thought, as he states,...
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Ever since the African descended peoples of the world were given their relative freedom from slavery, there has been major discourse over how this newfound liberty should be maintained. Especially in America, where the reformation era was one of the most liberating times to have darker skin pigmentations, ideas of how to keep the African American community socially and legally...
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âSo we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.â This is the final quote from F. Scott Fitzgeraldâs The Great Gatsby. The quote fits perfectly with the book as Gatsby tried to recreate his past by getting with his past lover Daisy. Nothing could stop this man from letting his past go. It is the...
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Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was an American writer who burst onto the modernist literary scene in Paris during the 1920s and subsequently became one of the most famous authors of the twentieth century. Ernest Hemingway coined this theory when he determined that by omitting parts of a story, details that the writer and reader both inherently know, the story's prose will...
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Introduction In this essay, I am going to discuss how two true pioneering women managed to stand out in a menâs world. Despite the situation at their time, they were able to be key figures in Music and Literature. Firstly, I will cover how Daphne Oram, with her Oramics Machine, was the first full-time Electronic Music composer in Britain, despite...
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Fiction literature is an instrumental element in many peopleâs lives today. Whether one is a literature teacher, an author, a fiction texts analyst or simply a reader of fiction writing, an encounter with creative writing leaves a critical mark on an individualâs mind. Since its invention in the 12th century, fiction has evolved and influenced many lives to date. It...
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Introduction Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, published in 1906, is a poignant exploration of the harsh realities faced by immigrant workers in the Chicago meatpacking industry. Through its vivid portrayal of deplorable working conditions, the novel catalyzed reforms in labor laws and food safety regulations in the United States. Sinclair's work exposes the exploitation, unsanitary environments, and the relentless pursuit...
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Historical processes seeded by the aftermath of the American civil war and its subsequences leading up to the end of the 19th century has been reflected in Upton Sinclairâs 1905 fictional novel The Jungle. The novel captivates its audiences by vividly depicting the grim consequences of mass immigration, dense urbanization, and the political climate of its time. Through the eyes...
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was written in 1817, in the midst of the Romantic Era. However, Shelley strayed away from the concepts of Romanticism and wrote Frankenstein as an anti-Romantic work. Four key concepts that Shelley negated in her work included the celebration of nature, the simple life, the idealization of women, and the presence of a one-sided perspective. Furthermore, Mary...
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Born into the world with a tabula rasa, the creature in Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein enters life with innocence and potential. With no instinctive precept of life, the creature who is initially gentle and innocent, attempts to integrate himself into society, only to be rejected because of humanityâs fear of his appearance. Loneliness, whether it be emotional, physical, or social, and...
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Chaucer under French, Italian, and English influence: The life of Chaucer is divided into three periods. The first, of thirty years, includes his youth and early manhood, in which time he was influenced almost exclusively by French literary models. The second period, of fifteen years, covers Chaucerâs active life as a diplomat and man of affairs; and in this, the...
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Whether it be a narrative of a myth like that of Hercules or a fascinating tale of a contemporary superhero like Batman or a biography of a leader like Mahatma Gandhi or a snippet from a legendary chronicle like Mahabharata, stories are always interesting. Stories take us into another world, drive us and fill us with motivation. Irrespective of the...
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Horror is a genre that has evolved into a broad umbrella with multiple portrayals of the original works underneath, this allows for diversity and appeals to a wider range of audiences. The horror genre began in the Romantic Movement in the beginning of the 19th century and encompasses many types of horror literary works and films. These include science fiction...
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The story engages the reader through Orwell's first-hand experience as a police officer in Burma, presenting complex ideas about humanity's indifference of death and 'what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man.â. The story entails the execution of a Hindu prisoner by hanging through the point of view of a guard and the desensitization of the prison workers afterward....
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Creating a creature and then fully realizing the responsibilities is a hard task for anyone to do. Creatures arenât human although they were created to feel the emotion and deserve any direct attention like everyone else. In Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein believes that his creation and its actions are a direct result of carelessness and lack of responsibility from...
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Du Boi's notion of âDouble Consciousnessâ and why it was so transformative to social theory. Du Bois was an American sociologist, activist, and author. He was born in 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts and graduated from Fisk University in Nashville and was also the first black American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard. Until recently Du Boisâ contributions to sociology...
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In the words of Isaac Asimov, âScience can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the worldâ (âIsaac Asimov Quoteâ, n.d.). Engineers have been world changers, by trade, throughout history. Contributions from the field of engineering have shaped the modern landscape, and have continuously improved the quality of life for humans on earth. Today, an engineer...
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Razor A short story written by Vladimir Nabakov tells the story of an exiled Russian that comes into contact with their former torturer. It was written in 1926. Paragraph one (Ivanov analysis) Ivanov, an exiled Russian, and former Berlin-based military officer took up a job as a barber; a fitting role, Nabokov says, as Ivanov's sharp facial appearance gained him...
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During the late eighteenth and mid nineteenth century oversaw the birth and fast-paced growth of the Industrial Revolution in Britain. (Baker, 2019) Factories overtook the role of previously played by agriculture in the economy and the working-class citizen quickly made his way out of the village and into the workhouse. (Barrow, 2013) Though the economy was thriving, there was a...
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âLife of Piâ and âFrankensteinâ are disclosures that perfectly challenge the boundary of ethics thus morality is a vital theme in both the novel and movie as both contexts have parallel implications primarily through Pi and Frankensteinâs peril. Mary Shelley reverses the role of man and monster whereas Ang Lee blurs the line of morality by presenting two stories, one...
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Quindlenâs thesis is how important the idea of a home is for an individualâs life. For instance, âNo drawer that holds the spoons. No window to look out upon the world. My God. That is everythingâ(Quindlen 106). Quindlen argues that a home should have the essential requirements to make a home feel like your own, even the basic necessities like...
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Difficulty pertaining to the acceptance of cultural differences is a prevalent motif throughout âPoisonwood Bible,â and is an idea that Kingsolver routinely reinforces through the implementation of allusion. The Price family, though having left Georgia to complete a religious mission in the Congo, attempted to maintain the cultural practices of a modern society, which eventually proved to be unsuccessful. While...
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Introduction Stephen King is one of the most established names in the world and he has had an effect on so many generations. Since the 70s, Stephen King has become the most famous horror writer. His books are a mainstay of book racks everywhere in the world. The genius of Stephen King has produced a multi-media franchise that has included...
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Writer Stephen King commits to writing two thousand words a day, and usually, he does so between 8 am to 11:30 am every day. Swimmer Michael Phelps gets up and does warm-up exercises and creative visualization exercises every day before a competition. Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey, who had worked 8 hours per day at each company, created the...
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How do the languages that one speaks at home influence social identity? In Tanâs article âMother Tongueâ, she expresses her recognition and concern over the difference in social attitudes towards her motherâs use of English and American societyâs standard English. By introducing her recent realization of her use of standard English in public but not at home, and giving detailed...
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Title of Work: âMother Tongueâ Author: Amy Tan Occasion: Explain the context of the piece. What has caused the speaker to say what s/he says? Minimum of 3 sentences. Include 3 quotes as evidence and explain what each quote tells us about the occasion. The Genesis of "Mother Tongue": A Personal Revelation âMother Tongueâ was inspired by Tanâs realization of...
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Langston Hughes, an influential literary artist, âexplore[d] the lives of African-Americansâ during the Harlem Renaissance (âMother to Sonâ 177). Because he was black himself, Hughes could write about his first-hand experience of âthe tacks and splintersâ associated with discrimination, and provide the privileged with his perspective (Miller 432). Hughes reveals the impediments blacks faced by writing with figurative language (Miller...
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Orwell is a police officer in Burma. So a police officer's job is to preserve peace in such a place. And the elephant is wreaking havoc, so the locals in Burma expect him to do his job, so he shoots the elephant even though it is against his will. I think it's circumstantial and social motives. Circumstantial for the reason...
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In order to determine one's courage, they first need to explore the many definitions of what it means to be courageous. Harper Leeâs novel To Kill a Mockingbird teaches people that courage does not mean that they live without fear, rather it's about showing bravery to stand up to it. She shows this through the characters; Atticus Finch, Boo Radley,...
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Weâve all done something insensitive to somebody, whether it was out of emotion, or because we didnât know any better. Throughout âTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ, the protagonist Scout Finch is portrayed as an immature, naive child. Because she has grown up with wealth, privilege, and a nonchalant father she doesnât learn empathy. Growing up in a small town in 1930âs...
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